Electrician · Monroe, LA
Electrician in Monroe: $1,402/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Monroe at $60,940 a year. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $35,130 and the 90th is $73,800. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,402 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 159 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,402
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,940
$35,130 to $73,800
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
228th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,940.
- Taxes$949
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,402
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,940
- Federal income tax
- −$5,274
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,662
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,453
- Take-home pay
- $49,551
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$5,078 gross, minus $949 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
$1,402
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 Monroe?
$60,940 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 Monroe?
$1,402 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 159 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Monroe.