Electrician · Alexandria, LA
Electrician in Alexandria: $790/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Alexandria at $50,200 a year. About 170 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $35,400 and the 90th is $78,430. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $790 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 101 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$790
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,200
$35,400 to $78,430
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
357th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $50,200.
- Taxes$746
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$790
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,200
- Federal income tax
- −$3,986
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,840
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,131
- Take-home pay
- $41,243
- Effective tax rate
- 17.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$4,183 gross, minus $746 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$790
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,467/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Alexandria?
$50,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Alexandria?
$790 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 101 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Alexandria.