Electrician · Cleveland, TN
Electrician in Cleveland: $1,227/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Cleveland at $60,250 a year. About 120 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $43,080 and the 90th is $81,320. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,227 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 40 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,227
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,250
$43,080 to $81,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
241st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,250.
- Taxes$817
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$1,227
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,250
- Federal income tax
- −$5,192
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,609
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,449
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$5,021 gross, minus $817 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$1,227
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $1,914/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Cleveland?
$60,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Cleveland?
$1,227 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 40 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Cleveland.