Electrician · San Diego, CA
Electrician in San Diego: $302/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in San Diego at $76,160 a year. About 8,060 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $47,890 and the 90th is $126,260. Pay ranks 102nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,292/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $302 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 82 miles away, at $1,619 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$302
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,160
$47,890 to $126,260
Rent (1 bd)
$2,292
$2,728 (2 bd)
Employment
8,060
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
102nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,160.
- Taxes$1,405
- Rent$2,292
- Other$2,348
- Left$302
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,160
- Federal income tax
- −$7,925
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,826
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,110
- Take-home pay
- $59,299
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,292
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,640
After tax and rent
$302 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $1,619/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in San Diego?
$76,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,060 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in San Diego?
$302 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,292, and pay covers 2.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
El Centro, about 82 miles away, leaves $1,619 a month, more than San Diego.