Electrician · Palm Bay, FL
Electrician in Palm Bay: $742/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Palm Bay at $58,450 a year. About 1,220 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $37,330 and the 90th is $78,980. Pay ranks 282nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $742 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hinesville, about 246 miles away, at $908 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$742
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,450
$37,330 to $78,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
1,220
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
282nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,450.
- Taxes$787
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$742
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,450
- Federal income tax
- −$4,976
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,471
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,003
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$4,871 gross, minus $787 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$742
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hinesville, $908/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Palm Bay?
$58,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,220 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Palm Bay?
$742 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Hinesville, about 246 miles away, leaves $908 a month, more than Palm Bay.