Electrician · Raleigh, NC

Electrician take-home pay in Raleigh: $1,001 left over a month

A local electrician wage of about $63,000 in Raleigh, NC, after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,249. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$1,001

Local pay (annual)

$63,000

$4,210 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,249

$1,487 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a electrician.

  • Taxes$1,040
  • Rent$1,249
  • Other living costs$1,960
  • Left over$1,001

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$63,000
Federal income tax
−$5,522
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,820
State income tax (NC)
−$2,136
Take-home pay
$50,523
Effective tax rate
19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,249
Groceries
$384
Getting around
$568
Healthcare
$432
Utilities and internet
$240
Everything else
$336
Total spending
$3,209

Left over each month

$5,250 gross, minus $1,040 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.

$1,001

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Questions

What is electrician take-home pay in Raleigh?

On a local electrician wage of about $63,000, leftover after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,249 is about $1,001 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Raleigh tax a electrician paycheck?

Raleigh is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.

How does Raleigh compare for a electrician?

Open the Raleigh paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same electrician household.