Electrician · Sacramento, CA
Electrician in Sacramento: $1,072/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Sacramento at $74,830 a year. About 6,340 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $46,230 and the 90th is $130,020. Pay ranks 114th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,072 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 72 miles away, at $2,277 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,072
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,830
$46,230 to $130,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
6,340
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
114th 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 $74,830.
- Taxes$1,363
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$1,072
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,830
- Federal income tax
- −$7,633
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,724
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,003
- Take-home pay
- $58,469
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$1,072 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,277/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Sacramento?
$74,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,340 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Sacramento?
$1,072 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City, about 72 miles away, leaves $2,277 a month, more than Sacramento.