Electrician · Jacksonville, NC
Electrician in Jacksonville: $245/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Jacksonville at $48,470 a year. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $36,740 and the 90th is $76,900. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $245 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 83 miles away, at $1,245 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$245
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,470
$36,740 to $76,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
367th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $48,470.
- Taxes$750
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$245
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,470
- Federal income tax
- −$3,778
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,708
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,518
- Take-home pay
- $39,466
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$4,039 gross, minus $750 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$245
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,245/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Jacksonville?
$48,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Jacksonville?
$245 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 83 miles away, leaves $1,245 a month, more than Jacksonville.