Electrician · Greenville, NC
Electrician in Greenville: $650/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Greenville at $54,930 a year. About 480 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $44,840 and the 90th is $64,210. Pay ranks 324th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $650 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 34 miles away, at $1,245 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$650
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,930
$44,840 to $64,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
324th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,930.
- Taxes$879
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,948
- Left over$650
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,930
- Federal income tax
- −$4,553
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,202
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,793
- Take-home pay
- $44,382
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$4,578 gross, minus $879 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$650
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,245/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Greenville?
$54,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Greenville?
$650 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 34 miles away, leaves $1,245 a month, more than Greenville.