Electrician · Yakima, WA
Electrician in Yakima: $2,086/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Yakima at $78,630 a year. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $49,360 and the 90th is $124,700. Pay ranks 64th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,086 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 94 miles away, at $3,053 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,086
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,630
$49,360 to $124,700
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
64th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,630.
- Taxes$1,244
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$2,086
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,630
- Federal income tax
- −$8,913
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,015
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $63,702
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$6,553 gross, minus $1,244 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$2,086
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,053/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Yakima?
$78,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Yakima?
$2,086 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview, about 94 miles away, leaves $3,053 a month, more than Yakima.