Electrician · Staunton, VA

Electrician in Staunton: $1,035/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Staunton at $62,150 a year. About 200 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $37,720 and the 90th is $78,700. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,035 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 238 miles away, at $2,199 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,035

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,150

$37,720 to $78,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,055

$1,256 (2 bd)

Employment

200

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

201st of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,150.

Taxes$1,083
Rent$1,055
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$1,035

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,150
Federal income tax: −$5,420
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,754
State income tax (VA): −$2,827
Take-home pay: $49,149
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,055
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $601
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,061

Left over each month

$5,179 gross, minus $1,083 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.

$1,035

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,199/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Staunton?

$62,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,035 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Akron, about 238 miles away, leaves $2,199 a month, more than Staunton.