Electrician · Macon, GA
Electrician in Macon: $631/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Macon at $54,320 a year. About 380 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $33,710 and the 90th is $83,560. Pay ranks 329th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $631 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 179 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$631
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,320
$33,710 to $83,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
329th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,320.
- Taxes$903
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$631
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,320
- Federal income tax
- −$4,480
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,155
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,196
- Take-home pay
- $43,488
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,993
Left over each month
$4,527 gross, minus $903 in tax and $2,993 in living costs.
$631
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $1,914/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Macon?
$54,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Macon?
$631 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 179 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Macon.