Electrician · Chico, CA
Electrician in Chico: $1,005/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Chico at $65,400 a year. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $46,910 and the 90th is $141,250. Pay ranks 160th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,005 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 105 miles away, at $2,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,005
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,400
$46,910 to $141,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
160th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $65,400.
- Taxes$1,105
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$1,005
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,400
- Federal income tax
- −$6,002
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,003
- State income tax (CA)
- −$2,249
- Take-home pay
- $52,146
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$5,450 gross, minus $1,105 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$1,005
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Chico?
$65,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Chico?
$1,005 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City, about 105 miles away, leaves $2,240 a month, more than Chico.