Electrician · Lakeland, FL
Electrician in Lakeland: $549/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lakeland at $54,920 a year. About 1,020 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $37,240 and the 90th is $75,750. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $549 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, at $877 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$549
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,920
$37,240 to $75,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
1,020
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
325th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,920.
- Taxes$729
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$549
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,920
- Federal income tax
- −$4,552
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,201
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $46,167
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$4,577 gross, minus $729 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$549
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $877/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Lakeland?
$54,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,020 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lakeland?
$549 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, leaves $877 a month, more than Lakeland.