Electrician · Augusta, GA
Electrician in Augusta: $855/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Augusta at $59,660 a year. About 860 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $37,930 and the 90th is $108,510. Pay ranks 252nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $855 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 222 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$855
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,660
$37,930 to $108,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
860
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
252nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,660.
- Taxes$1,013
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$855
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,660
- Federal income tax
- −$5,121
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,564
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,474
- Take-home pay
- $47,502
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$4,972 gross, minus $1,013 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$855
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 Augusta?
$59,660 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 Augusta?
$855 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Augusta.