Electrician · Santa Cruz, CA

Electrician in Santa Cruz: $230/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Santa Cruz at $76,610 a year. About 330 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th is $126,560. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,638/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $230 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 192 miles away, at $2,240 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$230

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$76,610

$48,290 to $126,560

Rent (1 bd)

$2,638

$3,141 (2 bd)

Employment

330

Location quotient 0.70

Pay rank

99th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,610.

Taxes$1,457
Rent$2,638
Other living costs$2,059
Left over$230

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $76,610
Federal income tax: −$8,468
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,861
State income tax (CA): −$3,152
Take-home pay: $59,129
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,638
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $489
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,697

Left over each month

$6,384 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $4,697 in living costs.

$230

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,240/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Santa Cruz?

$76,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Santa Cruz?

$230 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,638, and pay covers 2.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Carson City, about 192 miles away, leaves $2,240 a month, more than Santa Cruz.