Electrician · Columbus, GA
Electrician in Columbus: $378/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Columbus at $50,730 a year. About 480 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 $36,830 and the 90th is $77,020. Pay ranks 351st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $378 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 184 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$378
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,730
$36,830 to $77,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
351st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $50,730.
- Taxes$828
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$378
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,730
- Federal income tax
- −$4,049
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,881
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,010
- Take-home pay
- $40,790
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$4,228 gross, minus $828 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$378
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 Columbus?
$50,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Columbus?
$378 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 184 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Columbus.