Electrician · Fayetteville, NC
Electrician in Fayetteville: $863/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Fayetteville at $57,690 a year. About 680 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $40,090 and the 90th is $83,370. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,044/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $863 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 222 miles away, at $1,346 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$863
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,690
$40,090 to $83,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,044
$1,243 (2 bd)
Employment
680
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
296th 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 $57,690.
- Taxes$934
- Rent$1,044
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$863
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,690
- Federal income tax
- −$4,884
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,413
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,910
- Take-home pay
- $46,482
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,044
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$4,808 gross, minus $934 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$863
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 Fayetteville?
$57,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Fayetteville?
$863 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,044, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kingsport, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,346 a month, more than Fayetteville.