Electrician · Lafayette, LA
Electrician in Lafayette: $1,151/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lafayette at $59,820 a year. About 730 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $37,270 and the 90th is $79,490. Pay ranks 247th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,151 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,151
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,820
$37,270 to $79,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
247th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,820.
- Taxes$928
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$1,151
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,820
- Federal income tax
- −$5,140
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,576
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,420
- Take-home pay
- $48,684
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$4,985 gross, minus $928 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$1,151
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 Lafayette?
$59,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lafayette?
$1,151 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Lafayette.