Electrician · Savannah, GA
Electrician in Savannah: $541/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Savannah at $58,430 a year. About 650 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $38,850 and the 90th is $84,150. Pay ranks 283rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,379/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $541 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 145 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$541
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,430
$38,850 to $84,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,379
$1,642 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
283rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,430.
- Taxes$988
- Rent$1,379
- Other living costs$1,961
- Left over$541
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,430
- Federal income tax
- −$4,973
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,470
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,410
- Take-home pay
- $46,577
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,379
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$4,869 gross, minus $988 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$541
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,060/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Savannah?
$58,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Savannah?
$541 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,379, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Warner Robins, about 145 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Savannah.