Electrician · Ogden, UT
Electrician in Ogden: $956/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Ogden at $62,030 a year. About 1,670 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $39,740 and the 90th is $86,650. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $956 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 175 miles away, at $1,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$956
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,030
$39,740 to $86,650
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
1,670
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
204th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,030.
- Taxes$1,081
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,405
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,745
- State income tax (UT)
- −$2,822
- Take-home pay
- $49,057
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,132
Left over each month
$5,169 gross, minus $1,081 in tax and $3,132 in living costs.
$956
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $1,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Ogden?
$62,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,670 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Ogden?
$956 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 175 miles away, leaves $1,340 a month, more than Ogden.