Electrician · Goldsboro, NC
Electrician in Goldsboro: $481/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Goldsboro at $51,230 a year. About 160 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $38,890 and the 90th is $75,770. Pay ranks 347th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $481 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beckley, about 248 miles away, at $1,330 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$481
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,230
$38,890 to $75,770
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
347th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $51,230.
- Taxes$805
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$481
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,230
- Federal income tax
- −$4,109
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,919
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,635
- Take-home pay
- $41,566
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$4,269 gross, minus $805 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$481
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beckley, $1,330/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Goldsboro?
$51,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Goldsboro?
$481 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Beckley, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,330 a month, more than Goldsboro.