Electricians salary in Brownsville, TX

Median pay for electricians in Brownsville, TX: $43,420/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,630 – $64,200 · about 610 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$17,310 (-29%).

What it's really worth in Brownsville

With Brownsville's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $43,420 has the buying power of about $50,666 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $47,435 · median home $207,150 · median rent $1,460/mo.

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How Brownsville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Brownsville, TX is 185th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Brownsville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 169th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Brownsville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Brownsville

A median home in Brownsville, TX costs $207,150 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,460/mo works out at 40% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where electricians earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Brownsville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Brownsville	Rent vs Brownsville
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+138%	1.2×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+136%	2×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+128%	2.5×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+128%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Brownsville	Rent vs Brownsville
Beaumont, TX	$61,180	+41%	0.9×
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,970	+38%	1×
Houston, TX	$59,500	+37%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$58,520	+35%	1.1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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