Electrician · Hattiesburg, MS
Electrician in Hattiesburg: $262/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Hattiesburg at $48,580 a year. About 240 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $36,180 and the 90th is $92,740. Pay ranks 366th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $262 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 122 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$262
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,580
$36,180 to $92,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
366th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $48,580.
- Taxes$795
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$262
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,580
- Federal income tax
- −$3,791
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,716
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,036
- Take-home pay
- $39,036
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$4,048 gross, minus $795 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$262
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 Hattiesburg?
$48,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Hattiesburg?
$262 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 122 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Hattiesburg.