Electrician · Punta Gorda, FL
Electrician in Punta Gorda: $828/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Punta Gorda at $57,860 a year. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $37,300 and the 90th is $71,750. Pay ranks 295th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $828 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 230 miles away, at $877 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$828
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,860
$37,300 to $71,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
295th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $57,860.
- Taxes$778
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,919
- Left over$828
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,860
- Federal income tax
- −$4,905
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,426
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,529
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,216
Left over each month
$4,822 gross, minus $778 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.
$828
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $877/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Punta Gorda?
$57,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Punta Gorda?
$828 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Jacksonville, about 230 miles away, leaves $877 a month, more than Punta Gorda.