Electrician · Pinehurst, NC
Electrician in Pinehurst: -$100/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Pinehurst at $45,650 a year. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $39,610 and the 90th is $60,150. Pay ranks 383rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,280/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$100 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 188 miles away, at $1,346 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$100
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,650
$39,610 to $60,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,280
$1,524 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
383rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $45,650.
- Taxes$694
- Rent$1,280
- Other living costs$1,930
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,650
- Federal income tax
- −$3,440
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,492
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,398
- Take-home pay
- $37,320
- Effective tax rate
- 18.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,280
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,210
Left over each month
$3,804 gross, minus $694 in tax and $3,210 in living costs.
-$100
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $1,346/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Pinehurst?
$45,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Pinehurst?
-$100 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,280, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kingsport, about 188 miles away, leaves $1,346 a month, more than Pinehurst.