Electrician · Harrisonburg, VA

Electrician in Harrisonburg: $715/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Harrisonburg at $61,880 a year. About 370 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $37,460 and the 90th is $79,360. Pay ranks 206th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,395/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $715 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 224 miles away, at $2,199 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$715

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,880

$37,460 to $79,360

Rent (1 bd)

$1,395

$1,661 (2 bd)

Employment

370

Location quotient 1.15

Pay rank

206th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,880.

Taxes$1,078
Rent$1,395
Other living costs$1,969
Left over$715

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,880
Federal income tax: −$5,387
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,734
State income tax (VA): −$2,812
Take-home pay: $48,947
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,395
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $564
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,364

Left over each month

$5,157 gross, minus $1,078 in tax and $3,364 in living costs.

$715

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,199/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Harrisonburg?

$61,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Harrisonburg?

$715 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,395, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Akron, about 224 miles away, leaves $2,199 a month, more than Harrisonburg.