Electrician · Wichita Falls, TX
Electrician in Wichita Falls: $517/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Wichita Falls at $45,570 a year. About 190 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $32,470 and the 90th is $79,930. Pay ranks 384th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($864/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $517 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 216 miles away, at $1,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$517
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,570
$32,470 to $79,930
Rent (1 bd)
$864
$1,028 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
384th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $45,570.
- Taxes$576
- Rent$864
- Other living costs$1,840
- Left over$517
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,570
- Federal income tax
- −$3,430
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,486
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $38,654
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $864
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,704
Left over each month
$3,798 gross, minus $576 in tax and $2,704 in living costs.
$517
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $1,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Wichita Falls?
$45,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Wichita Falls?
$517 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $864, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Tulsa, about 216 miles away, leaves $1,340 a month, more than Wichita Falls.