Electrician · Paducah, KY
Electrician in Paducah: $1,931/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Paducah at $73,930 a year. About 400 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $38,910 and the 90th is $89,490. Pay ranks 122nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,931 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 218 miles away, at $3,453 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,931
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,930
$38,910 to $89,490
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.62
Pay rank
122nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $73,930.
- Taxes$1,456
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,931
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,930
- Federal income tax
- −$7,879
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,656
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,826
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,109
- Take-home pay
- $56,460
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$6,161 gross, minus $1,456 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$1,931
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $3,453/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Paducah?
$73,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Paducah?
$1,931 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $821, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Champaign, about 218 miles away, leaves $3,453 a month, more than Paducah.