Electrician · Twin Falls, ID

Electrician in Twin Falls: $694/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Twin Falls at $58,000 a year. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $37,700 and the 90th is $79,140. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $694 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 136 miles away, at $1,340 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$694

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,000

$37,700 to $79,140

Rent (1 bd)

$1,148

$1,367 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

292nd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,000.

Taxes$986
Rent$1,148
Other living costs$2,005
Left over$694

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,000
Federal income tax: −$4,922
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,437
State income tax (ID): −$2,472
Take-home pay: $46,170
Effective tax rate: 20.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,148
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $603
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,153

Left over each month

$4,833 gross, minus $986 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.

$694

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $1,340/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Twin Falls?

$58,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Twin Falls?

$694 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Idaho Falls, about 136 miles away, leaves $1,340 a month, more than Twin Falls.