Electrician · Durham, NC
Electrician in Durham: $862/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Durham at $59,220 a year. About 1,160 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $46,160 and the 90th is $75,800. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $862 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 191 miles away, at $1,346 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$862
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,220
$46,160 to $75,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
1,160
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
260th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,220.
- Taxes$964
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$862
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,220
- Federal income tax
- −$5,068
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,530
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,975
- Take-home pay
- $47,647
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$4,935 gross, minus $964 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$862
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $1,346/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Durham?
$59,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,160 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Durham?
$862 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kingsport, about 191 miles away, leaves $1,346 a month, more than Durham.