Electrician · Merced, CA
Electrician in Merced: $1,419/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Merced at $76,120 a year. About 180 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $44,510 and the 90th is $139,600. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,419 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 145 miles away, at $2,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,419
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,120
$44,510 to $139,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
103rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,120.
- Taxes$1,441
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$1,419
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,120
- Federal income tax
- −$8,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,823
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,107
- Take-home pay
- $58,830
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$6,343 gross, minus $1,441 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$1,419
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Merced?
$76,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Merced?
$1,419 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City, about 145 miles away, leaves $2,240 a month, more than Merced.