Electrician · Huntsville, AL

Electrician in Huntsville: $916/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Huntsville at $58,500 a year. About 1,030 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $38,280 and the 90th is $77,050. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $916 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 231 miles away, at $2,204 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$916

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,500

$38,280 to $77,050

Rent (1 bd)

$1,050

$1,250 (2 bd)

Employment

1,030

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

281st of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,500.

Taxes$1,016
Rent$1,050
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$916

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,500
Federal income tax: −$4,982
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,475
State income tax (AL): −$2,735
Take-home pay: $46,308
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,050
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,943

Left over each month

$4,875 gross, minus $1,016 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.

$916

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $2,204/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Huntsville?

$58,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,030 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$916 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Evansville, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,204 a month, more than Huntsville.