Electrician · Burlington, NC
Electrician in Burlington: $493/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Burlington at $51,400 a year. About 230 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $37,500 and the 90th is $72,350. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,002/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $493 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntington, about 237 miles away, at $1,424 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$493
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,400
$37,500 to $72,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,002
$1,193 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
345th 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 $51,400.
- Taxes$809
- Rent$1,002
- Other living costs$1,980
- Left over$493
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,400
- Federal income tax
- −$4,130
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,932
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,643
- Take-home pay
- $41,696
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,002
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,982
Left over each month
$4,283 gross, minus $809 in tax and $2,982 in living costs.
$493
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntington, $1,424/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Burlington?
$51,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Burlington?
$493 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,002, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Huntington, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,424 a month, more than Burlington.