Electrician · San Luis Obispo, CA

Electrician in San Luis Obispo: $785/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in San Luis Obispo at $76,540 a year. About 530 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $46,210 and the 90th is $143,060. Pay ranks 100th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,013/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $785 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 59 miles away, at $2,031 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$785

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$76,540

$46,210 to $143,060

Rent (1 bd)

$2,013

$2,396 (2 bd)

Employment

530

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

100th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,540.

Taxes$1,454
Rent$2,013
Other living costs$2,126
Left over$785

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $76,540
Federal income tax: −$8,453
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,855
State income tax (CA): −$3,145
Take-home pay: $59,087
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,013
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,139

Left over each month

$6,378 gross, minus $1,454 in tax and $4,139 in living costs.

$785

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $2,031/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in San Luis Obispo?

$76,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in San Luis Obispo?

$785 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,013, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Hanford, about 59 miles away, leaves $2,031 a month, more than San Luis Obispo.