Electrician · Sherman, TX
Electrician in Sherman: $1,259/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Sherman at $58,080 a year. About 270 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $36,550 and the 90th is $74,770. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,259 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 184 miles away, at $1,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,259
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,080
$36,550 to $74,770
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
290th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,080.
- Taxes$781
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$1,259
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,080
- Federal income tax
- −$4,931
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,443
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,706
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$4,840 gross, minus $781 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$1,259
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $1,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Sherman?
$58,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Sherman?
$1,259 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Tulsa, about 184 miles away, leaves $1,340 a month, more than Sherman.