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Electricians salary in Killeen, TX

Median pay for electricians in Killeen, TX: $48,360/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,180 – $65,110 · about 550 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$12,370 (-20%).

What it's really worth in Killeen

With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $48,360 has the buying power of about $52,375 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,394 · median home $252,591 · median rent $1,328/mo.

Full Killeen cost of living & taxes →

How Killeen ranks for this job

On raw pay, Killeen, TX is 165th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 158th.

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

What that salary buys in Killeen

A median home in Killeen, TX costs $252,591 — about 5.2× 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 $1,328/mo works out at 33% 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 Killeen.

MetroMedian payvs KilleenRent vs Killeen
Kennewick, WA $103,240 +113% 1.3×
Honolulu, HI $102,280 +111% 2.2×
San Jose, CA $98,970 +105% 2.7×
Chicago, IL $98,790 +104% 1.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs KilleenRent vs Killeen
Beaumont, TX $61,180 +27%
Corpus Christi, TX $59,970 +24% 1.1×
Houston, TX $59,500 +23% 1.2×
Austin, TX $58,520 +21% 1.2×

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.