Electrician · Dalton, GA
Electrician in Dalton: $655/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Dalton at $56,860 a year. About 180 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 $37,720 and the 90th is $105,150. Pay ranks 309th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $655 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 34 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$655
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,860
$37,720 to $105,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
309th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,860.
- Taxes$955
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$655
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,860
- Federal income tax
- −$4,785
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,350
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,328
- Take-home pay
- $45,397
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$4,738 gross, minus $955 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$655
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 Dalton?
$56,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Dalton?
$655 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 34 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Dalton.