Electrician · Charlottesville, VA

Electrician in Charlottesville: $780/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Charlottesville at $62,980 a year. About 460 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $39,220 and the 90th is $77,640. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $780 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Weirton, about 203 miles away, at $1,934 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$780

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,980

$39,220 to $77,640

Rent (1 bd)

$1,517

$1,806 (2 bd)

Employment

460

Location quotient 0.83

Pay rank

189th 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 $62,980.

Taxes$1,101
Rent$1,517
Other living costs$1,850
Left over$780

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,980
Federal income tax: −$5,519
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,818
State income tax (VA): −$2,875
Take-home pay: $49,768
Effective tax rate: 21.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,517
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $445
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,367

Left over each month

$5,248 gross, minus $1,101 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.

$780

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Weirton, $1,934/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Charlottesville?

$62,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$780 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Weirton, about 203 miles away, leaves $1,934 a month, more than Charlottesville.