Electrician · Texarkana, TX
Electrician in Texarkana: $1,309/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Texarkana at $58,140 a year. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $34,870 and the 90th is $72,990. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,309 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 235 miles away, at $1,446 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,309
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,140
$34,870 to $72,990
Rent (1 bd)
$877
$1,044 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
289th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,140.
- Taxes$782
- Rent$877
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$1,309
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,140
- Federal income tax
- −$4,938
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,448
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,754
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $877
- Groceries
- $361
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $406
- Utilities and internet
- $226
- Everything else
- $316
- Total spending
- $2,754
Left over each month
$4,845 gross, minus $782 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.
$1,309
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,446/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Texarkana?
$58,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Texarkana?
$1,309 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Beaumont, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,446 a month, more than Texarkana.