Electrician · New Orleans, LA
Electrician in New Orleans: $1,203/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in New Orleans at $62,490 a year. About 2,240 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $38,990 and the 90th is $82,530. Pay ranks 192nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 126 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,203
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,490
$38,990 to $82,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
2,240
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
192nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,490.
- Taxes$978
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$1,203
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,490
- Federal income tax
- −$5,460
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,780
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,500
- Take-home pay
- $50,750
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$5,208 gross, minus $978 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$1,203
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 New Orleans?
$62,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,240 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in New Orleans?
$1,203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 126 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than New Orleans.