Electrician · Spokane, WA
Electrician in Spokane: $2,277/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Spokane at $79,830 a year. About 1,290 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $47,310 and the 90th is $122,610. Pay ranks 50th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,277 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 141 miles away, at $3,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,277
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,830
$47,310 to $122,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
1,290
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
50th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $79,830.
- Taxes$1,274
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$2,277
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,830
- Federal income tax
- −$9,177
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,107
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $64,546
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$6,653 gross, minus $1,274 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$2,277
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $3,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Spokane?
$79,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,290 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Spokane?
$2,277 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kennewick, about 141 miles away, leaves $3,028 a month, more than Spokane.