Electrician · Athens, GA
Electrician in Athens: $117/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Athens at $49,750 a year. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $36,150 and the 90th is $82,610. Pay ranks 359th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $117 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 144 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$117
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,750
$36,150 to $82,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
359th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $49,750.
- Taxes$808
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$117
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,750
- Federal income tax
- −$3,932
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,806
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,959
- Take-home pay
- $40,053
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$4,146 gross, minus $808 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$117
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 Athens?
$49,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Athens?
$117 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 144 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Athens.