Electrician · Jackson, MS
Electrician in Jackson: $343/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Jackson at $52,310 a year. About 1,210 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $37,490 and the 90th is $76,750. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $343 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 144 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$343
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,310
$37,490 to $76,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
1,210
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
341st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $52,310.
- Taxes$870
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,310
- Federal income tax
- −$4,239
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,002
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,200
- Take-home pay
- $41,869
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$4,359 gross, minus $870 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$343
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 Jackson?
$52,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,210 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Jackson?
$343 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 144 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Jackson.