Electrician · Jacksonville, FL
Electrician in Jacksonville: $877/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Jacksonville at $58,280 a year. About 4,990 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.34). The 10th percentile is $38,080 and the 90th is $77,200. Pay ranks 287th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $877 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 194 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$877
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,280
$38,080 to $77,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
4,990
Location quotient 1.34
Pay rank
287th 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 $58,280.
- Taxes$784
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$877
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,280
- Federal income tax
- −$4,955
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,458
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,866
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$4,857 gross, minus $784 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$877
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,060/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Jacksonville?
$58,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,990 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Jacksonville?
$877 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Warner Robins, about 194 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Jacksonville.