Electrician · Victoria, TX
Electrician in Victoria: $798/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Victoria at $52,010 a year. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $34,900 and the 90th is $79,330. Pay ranks 343rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $798 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 203 miles away, at $1,446 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$798
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,010
$34,900 to $79,330
Rent (1 bd)
$972
$1,157 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
343rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $52,010.
- Taxes$682
- Rent$972
- Other living costs$1,882
- Left over$798
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,010
- Federal income tax
- −$4,203
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,979
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,829
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $972
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,854
Left over each month
$4,334 gross, minus $682 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.
$798
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 Victoria?
$52,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Victoria?
$798 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Beaumont, about 203 miles away, leaves $1,446 a month, more than Victoria.