Electrician · Santa Rosa, CA

Electrician in Santa Rosa: $723/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Santa Rosa at $77,380 a year. About 1,080 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $47,850 and the 90th is $134,990. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $723 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 176 miles away, at $2,240 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$723

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$77,380

$47,850 to $134,990

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

1,080

Location quotient 1.09

Pay rank

80th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $77,380.

Taxes$1,482
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$723

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $77,380
Federal income tax: −$8,638
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,920
State income tax (CA): −$3,223
Take-home pay: $59,599
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$6,448 gross, minus $1,482 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$723

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 Rosa?

$77,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,080 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$723 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Carson City, about 176 miles away, leaves $2,240 a month, more than Santa Rosa.