Electrician · Asheville, NC
Electrician in Asheville: $458/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Asheville at $54,590 a year. About 860 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $41,190 and the 90th is $76,870. Pay ranks 326th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $458 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 162 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$458
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,590
$41,190 to $76,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
860
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
326th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,590.
- Taxes$872
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$458
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,590
- Federal income tax
- −$4,512
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,176
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,778
- Take-home pay
- $44,123
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$4,549 gross, minus $872 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$458
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 Asheville?
$54,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 860 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Asheville?
$458 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 162 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Asheville.