Electricians salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for electricians in Dallas, TX: $55,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,910 – $76,740 · about 18,730 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$5,360 (-9%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $55,370 has the buying power of about $54,025 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

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How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 124th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 145th.

The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, electricians here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 6.6× 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 $1,678/mo works out at 36% 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 Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+86%	1×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+85%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+79%	2.2×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+78%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Beaumont, TX	$61,180	+10%	0.8×
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,970	+8%	0.8×
Houston, TX	$59,500	+7%	1×
Austin, TX	$58,520	+6%	1×

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

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