Electrician · Shreveport, LA
Electrician in Shreveport: $1,178/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Shreveport at $60,830 a year. About 800 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $37,420 and the 90th is $75,180. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,178 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 204 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,178
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,830
$37,420 to $75,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,077
$1,282 (2 bd)
Employment
800
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
232nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,830.
- Taxes$947
- Rent$1,077
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,178
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,830
- Federal income tax
- −$5,261
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,653
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,450
- Take-home pay
- $49,466
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,077
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,944
Left over each month
$5,069 gross, minus $947 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.
$1,178
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,467/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Shreveport?
$60,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 800 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Shreveport?
$1,178 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Shreveport.