Electrician · Reno, NV
Electrician in Reno: $1,432/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Reno at $72,800 a year. About 1,490 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $47,420 and the 90th is $102,250. Pay ranks 125th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,556/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,432 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 77 miles away, at $2,277 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,432
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,800
$47,420 to $102,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,556
$1,852 (2 bd)
Employment
1,490
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
125th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $72,800.
- Taxes$1,063
- Rent$1,556
- Other$2,016
- Left$1,432
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,800
- Federal income tax
- −$7,186
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,569
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $60,045
- Effective tax rate
- 17.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,556
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,572
After tax and rent
$1,432 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,277/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Reno?
$72,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,490 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Reno?
$1,432 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,556, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City, about 77 miles away, leaves $2,277 a month, more than Reno.