Electrician · San Angelo, TX

Electrician in San Angelo: $518/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in San Angelo at $48,050 a year. About 290 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $36,590 and the 90th is $75,000. Pay ranks 372nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,014/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $518 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 183 miles away, at $1,279 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$518

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,050

$36,590 to $75,000

Rent (1 bd)

$1,014

$1,207 (2 bd)

Employment

290

Location quotient 1.19

Pay rank

372nd 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 $48,050.

Taxes$617
Rent$1,014
Other living costs$1,855
Left over$518

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,050
Federal income tax: −$3,728
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,676
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $40,647
Effective tax rate: 15.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,014
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,869

Left over each month

$4,004 gross, minus $617 in tax and $2,869 in living costs.

$518

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,279/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in San Angelo?

$48,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$518 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,014, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Eagle Pass, about 183 miles away, leaves $1,279 a month, more than San Angelo.