Electrician · Pensacola, FL
Electrician in Pensacola: $288/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Pensacola at $50,510 a year. About 970 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $36,800 and the 90th is $73,990. Pay ranks 354th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,337/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $288 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 236 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$288
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,510
$36,800 to $73,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,337
$1,592 (2 bd)
Employment
970
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
354th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $50,510.
- Taxes$657
- Rent$1,337
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$288
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,510
- Federal income tax
- −$4,023
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,864
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,623
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,337
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$4,209 gross, minus $657 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
$288
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 Pensacola?
$50,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 970 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Pensacola?
$288 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,337, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 236 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Pensacola.