Electrician · Weirton, WV
Electrician in Weirton: $1,934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Weirton at $68,810 a year. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $44,700 and the 90th is $101,630. Pay ranks 143rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,934 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 179 miles away, at $2,202 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$68,810
$44,700 to $101,630
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
143rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $68,810.
- Taxes$1,208
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$1,934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,810
- Federal income tax
- −$6,752
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,264
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,478
- Take-home pay
- $54,316
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$5,734 gross, minus $1,208 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$1,934
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $2,202/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Weirton?
$68,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Weirton?
$1,934 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Monroe, about 179 miles away, leaves $2,202 a month, more than Weirton.