Electrician · Myrtle Beach, SC

Electrician in Myrtle Beach: $190/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Myrtle Beach at $51,200 a year. About 360 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $43,110 and the 90th is $61,870. Pay ranks 348th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,319/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $190 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 155 miles away, at $1,245 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$190

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,200

$43,110 to $61,870

Rent (1 bd)

$1,319

$1,570 (2 bd)

Employment

360

Location quotient 0.51

Pay rank

348th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $51,200.

Taxes$801
Rent$1,319
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$190

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,200
Federal income tax: −$4,106
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,917
State income tax (SC): −$1,592
Take-home pay: $41,586
Effective tax rate: 18.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,319
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $564
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,275

Left over each month

$4,267 gross, minus $801 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.

$190

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,245/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Myrtle Beach?

$51,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Myrtle Beach?

$190 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,319, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Rocky Mount, about 155 miles away, leaves $1,245 a month, more than Myrtle Beach.