Electrician · Parkersburg, WV
Electrician in Parkersburg: $1,242/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Parkersburg at $59,550 a year. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $38,060 and the 90th is $79,760. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($744/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,242 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 220 miles away, at $2,202 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,242
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,550
$38,060 to $79,760
Rent (1 bd)
$744
$886 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
254th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,550.
- Taxes$975
- Rent$744
- Other living costs$2,002
- Left over$1,242
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,550
- Federal income tax
- −$5,108
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,556
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,034
- Take-home pay
- $47,853
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $744
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,746
Left over each month
$4,963 gross, minus $975 in tax and $2,746 in living costs.
$1,242
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $2,202/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Parkersburg?
$59,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Parkersburg?
$1,242 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $744, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Monroe, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,202 a month, more than Parkersburg.