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Electricians salary in Lubbock, TX

Median pay for electricians in Lubbock, TX: $46,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,380 – $63,290 · about 650 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$14,120 (-23%).

What it's really worth in Lubbock

With Lubbock's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $46,610 has the buying power of about $51,225 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,535 · median home $213,766 · median rent $1,420/mo.

Full Lubbock cost of living & taxes →

How Lubbock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lubbock, TX is 181st of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Lubbock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 165th.

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

What that salary buys in Lubbock

A median home in Lubbock, TX costs $213,766 — about 4.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,420/mo works out at 37% 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 Lubbock.

MetroMedian payvs LubbockRent vs Lubbock
Kennewick, WA $103,240 +121% 1.2×
Honolulu, HI $102,280 +119% 2.1×
San Jose, CA $98,970 +112% 2.6×
Chicago, IL $98,790 +112% 1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs LubbockRent vs Lubbock
Beaumont, TX $61,180 +31% 0.9×
Corpus Christi, TX $59,970 +29%
Houston, TX $59,500 +28% 1.2×
Austin, TX $58,520 +26% 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.