Electrician · Albany, GA
Electrician in Albany: $1,015/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Albany at $56,160 a year. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $36,040 and the 90th is $79,770. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,015 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 246 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,015
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,160
$36,040 to $79,770
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
318th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,160.
- Taxes$941
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$1,015
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,160
- Federal income tax
- −$4,701
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,296
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,292
- Take-home pay
- $44,871
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$4,680 gross, minus $941 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$1,015
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $1,914/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Albany?
$56,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Albany?
$1,015 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Albany.