Electrician · Pocatello, ID

Electrician in Pocatello: $1,180/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Pocatello at $60,540 a year. About 160 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $38,650 and the 90th is $90,040. Pay ranks 236th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,180 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bozeman, about 202 miles away, at $1,442 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,180

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,540

$38,650 to $90,040

Rent (1 bd)

$875

$1,042 (2 bd)

Employment

160

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

236th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,540.

Taxes$1,039
Rent$875
Other living costs$1,951
Left over$1,180

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,540
Federal income tax: −$5,226
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,631
State income tax (ID): −$2,616
Take-home pay: $48,066
Effective tax rate: 20.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $875
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $2,826

Left over each month

$5,045 gross, minus $1,039 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.

$1,180

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bozeman, $1,442/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Pocatello?

$60,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Pocatello?

$1,180 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Bozeman, about 202 miles away, leaves $1,442 a month, more than Pocatello.