Electrician · Birmingham, AL

Electrician in Birmingham: $716/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Birmingham at $56,630 a year. About 2,780 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $38,880 and the 90th is $78,550. Pay ranks 312th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,106/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $716 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 138 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$716

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,630

$38,880 to $78,550

Rent (1 bd)

$1,106

$1,317 (2 bd)

Employment

2,780

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

312th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,630.

Taxes$1,025
Rent$1,106
Other living costs$1,872
Left over$716

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,630
Federal income tax: −$4,757
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,332
State income tax (AL): −$2,642
City / county wage tax: −$566
Take-home pay: $44,333
Effective tax rate: 21.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,106
Groceries: $364
Getting around: $553
Healthcare: $410
Utilities and internet: $228
Everything else: $319
Total spending: $2,978

Left over each month

$4,719 gross, minus $1,025 in tax and $2,978 in living costs.

$716

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 Birmingham?

$56,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,780 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Birmingham?

$716 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,106, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Chattanooga, about 138 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Birmingham.