Electrician · Greensboro, NC
Electrician in Greensboro: $923/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Greensboro at $58,380 a year. About 1,990 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $43,430 and the 90th is $73,090. Pay ranks 284th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $923 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntington, about 222 miles away, at $1,424 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$923
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,380
$43,430 to $73,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
1,990
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
284th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,380.
- Taxes$948
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$923
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,380
- Federal income tax
- −$4,967
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,466
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,939
- Take-home pay
- $47,008
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,994
Left over each month
$4,865 gross, minus $948 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.
$923
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntington, $1,424/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Greensboro?
$58,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,990 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Greensboro?
$923 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Huntington, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,424 a month, more than Greensboro.