Electrician · Panama City, FL
Electrician in Panama City: $395/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Panama City at $52,900 a year. About 550 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $38,350 and the 90th is $72,390. Pay ranks 338th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,328/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $395 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Orleans, about 246 miles away, at $1,203 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$395
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,900
$38,350 to $72,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
550
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
338th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $52,900.
- Taxes$696
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$395
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,900
- Federal income tax
- −$4,310
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,047
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $44,544
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,328
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,317
Left over each month
$4,408 gross, minus $696 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
$395
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New Orleans, $1,203/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Panama City?
$52,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 550 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Panama City?
$395 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
New Orleans, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,203 a month, more than Panama City.