Electrician · Santa Maria, CA

Electrician in Santa Maria: $421/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Santa Maria at $75,290 a year. About 630 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $48,170 and the 90th is $113,520. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,323/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $421 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 107 miles away, at $2,031 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$421

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$75,290

$48,170 to $113,520

Rent (1 bd)

$2,323

$2,765 (2 bd)

Employment

630

Location quotient 0.65

Pay rank

110th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $75,290.

Taxes$1,415
Rent$2,323
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$421

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $75,290
Federal income tax: −$8,178
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,760
State income tax (CA): −$3,040
Take-home pay: $58,312
Effective tax rate: 22.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,323
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,438

Left over each month

$6,274 gross, minus $1,415 in tax and $4,438 in living costs.

$421

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 Santa Maria?

$75,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$421 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,323, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Hanford, about 107 miles away, leaves $2,031 a month, more than Santa Maria.