Electrician · Fresno, CA
Electrician in Fresno: $1,113/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Fresno at $71,710 a year. About 1,980 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $46,090 and the 90th is $119,800. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,113 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 157 miles away, at $2,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,113
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,710
$46,090 to $119,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
1,980
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
130th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $71,710.
- Taxes$1,302
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$1,113
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,710
- Federal income tax
- −$7,390
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,486
- State income tax (CA)
- −$2,754
- Take-home pay
- $56,080
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$5,976 gross, minus $1,302 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$1,113
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Fresno?
$71,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,980 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Fresno?
$1,113 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City, about 157 miles away, leaves $2,240 a month, more than Fresno.