Electrician · Tucson, AZ
Electrician in Tucson: $1,140/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Tucson at $59,480 a year. About 1,340 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $45,260 and the 90th is $92,930. Pay ranks 257th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,140 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 217 miles away, at $1,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,140
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,480
$45,260 to $92,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
1,340
Location quotient 0.71
Pay rank
257th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,480.
- Taxes$898
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$1,140
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,480
- Federal income tax
- −$5,099
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,550
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,122
- Take-home pay
- $48,709
- Effective tax rate
- 18.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$4,957 gross, minus $898 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$1,140
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $1,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Tucson?
$59,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,340 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Tucson?
$1,140 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
El Centro, about 217 miles away, leaves $1,581 a month, more than Tucson.