Electrician · San Diego, CA

Electrician take-home pay in San Diego: -$157 left over a month

A local electrician wage of about $68,000 in San Diego, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

-$157

Local pay (annual)

$68,000

$4,481 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$2,291

$2,727 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

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

  • Taxes$1,186
  • Rent$2,291
  • Other living costs$2,347

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$68,000
Federal income tax
−$6,574
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,202
State income tax (CA)
−$2,457
Take-home pay
$53,767
Effective tax rate
20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$2,291
Groceries
$468
Getting around
$650
Healthcare
$527
Utilities and internet
$293
Everything else
$410
Total spending
$4,638

Left over each month

$5,667 gross, minus $1,186 in tax and $4,638 in living costs.

-$157

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Questions

What is electrician take-home pay in San Diego?

On a local electrician wage of about $68,000, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291 is about -$157 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does San Diego tax a electrician paycheck?

San Diego is in California, which taxes wage income.

How does San Diego compare for a electrician?

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