Electrician · Slidell, LA
Electrician in Slidell: $794/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Slidell at $56,670 a year. About 310 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $38,470 and the 90th is $75,670. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $794 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$794
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,670
$38,470 to $75,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
311th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,670.
- Taxes$869
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
- Left over$794
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,670
- Federal income tax
- −$4,762
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,335
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,325
- Take-home pay
- $46,248
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$4,723 gross, minus $869 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
$794
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 Slidell?
$56,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Slidell?
$794 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Slidell.