Electrician · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Electrician in Lake Havasu City: $679/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lake Havasu City at $54,220 a year. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.41). The 10th percentile is $43,840 and the 90th is $77,770. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,039/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $679 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 206 miles away, at $1,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$679
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,220
$43,840 to $77,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,039
$1,237 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.41
Pay rank
330th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,220.
- Taxes$801
- Rent$1,039
- Other living costs$2,000
- Left over$679
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,220
- Federal income tax
- −$4,468
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,148
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$991
- Take-home pay
- $44,614
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,039
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,039
Left over each month
$4,518 gross, minus $801 in tax and $3,039 in living costs.
$679
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $1,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Lake Havasu City?
$54,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lake Havasu City?
$679 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,039, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
El Centro, about 206 miles away, leaves $1,581 a month, more than Lake Havasu City.