Electrician · Carson City, NV
Electrician in Carson City: $2,240/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Carson City at $81,880 a year. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.91). The 10th percentile is $48,720 and the 90th is $123,750. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,293/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,240 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Hanford is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,031 left over a month), and Carson City still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,240
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,880
$48,720 to $123,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,293
$1,539 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.91
Pay rank
39th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $81,880.
- Taxes$1,324
- Rent$1,293
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$2,240
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,880
- Federal income tax
- −$9,628
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,264
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,989
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,293
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,259
Left over each month
$6,823 gross, minus $1,324 in tax and $3,259 in living costs.
$2,240
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,031/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Carson City?
$81,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Carson City?
$2,240 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,293, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Hanford at $2,031 a month.