Electrician · Gainesville, FL
Electrician in Gainesville: $677/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Gainesville at $55,680 a year. About 650 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th is $72,040. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $677 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 219 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$677
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,680
$36,930 to $72,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
321st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $55,680.
- Taxes$742
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$677
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,680
- Federal income tax
- −$4,643
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,260
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $46,777
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$4,640 gross, minus $742 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$677
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,060/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Gainesville?
$55,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Gainesville?
$677 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Warner Robins, about 219 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Gainesville.