Electrician · Raleigh, NC
Electrician in Raleigh: $617/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Raleigh at $56,800 a year. About 3,740 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $45,700 and the 90th is $73,760. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $617 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 230 miles away, at $1,357 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$617
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,800
$45,700 to $73,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
3,740
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
310th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,800.
- Taxes$904
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$617
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,800
- Federal income tax
- −$4,636
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,345
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,872
- Take-home pay
- $45,947
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$617 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $1,357/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Raleigh?
$56,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,740 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Raleigh?
$617 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kingsport, about 230 miles away, leaves $1,357 a month, more than Raleigh.