Electrician · Seattle, WA
Electrician in Seattle: $2,814/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Seattle at $101,780 a year. About 9,750 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $55,690 and the 90th is $151,290. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,814 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 97 miles away, at $3,089 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,814
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,780
$55,690 to $151,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
9,750
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
5th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $101,780.
- Taxes$1,779
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$2,814
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,780
- Federal income tax
- −$13,562
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,786
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,432
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$2,814 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,089/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Seattle?
$101,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,750 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Seattle?
$2,814 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview, about 97 miles away, leaves $3,089 a month, more than Seattle.