Electrician · Gulfport, MS
Electrician in Gulfport: $1,130/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Gulfport at $62,440 a year. About 2,010 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.61). The 10th percentile is $47,380 and the 90th is $69,620. Pay ranks 194th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 127 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,130
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,440
$47,380 to $69,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
2,010
Location quotient 2.61
Pay rank
194th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,440.
- Taxes$1,073
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,940
- Left over$1,130
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,440
- Federal income tax
- −$5,454
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,777
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,646
- Take-home pay
- $49,563
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$5,203 gross, minus $1,073 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$1,130
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,467/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Gulfport?
$62,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,010 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Gulfport?
$1,130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 127 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Gulfport.