Electrician · Cape Coral, FL
Electrician in Cape Coral: $718/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Cape Coral at $57,930 a year. About 2,140 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.44). The 10th percentile is $38,230 and the 90th is $75,510. Pay ranks 294th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,398/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $718 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Punta Gorda, about 24 miles away, at $828 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$718
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,930
$38,230 to $75,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,398
$1,664 (2 bd)
Employment
2,140
Location quotient 1.44
Pay rank
294th 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 $57,930.
- Taxes$779
- Rent$1,398
- Other living costs$1,933
- Left over$718
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,930
- Federal income tax
- −$4,913
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,432
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,585
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,398
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $531
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,331
Left over each month
$4,828 gross, minus $779 in tax and $3,331 in living costs.
$718
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Punta Gorda, $828/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Cape Coral?
$57,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,140 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Cape Coral?
$718 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,398, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Punta Gorda, about 24 miles away, leaves $828 a month, more than Cape Coral.