Electrician · Stockton, CA
Electrician in Stockton: $1,027/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Stockton at $76,410 a year. About 1,180 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $46,030 and the 90th is $137,400. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,674/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,027 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 118 miles away, at $2,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,027
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,410
$46,030 to $137,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,674
$1,993 (2 bd)
Employment
1,180
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
101st 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 $76,410.
- Taxes$1,450
- Rent$1,674
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$1,027
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,410
- Federal income tax
- −$8,424
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,845
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,133
- Take-home pay
- $59,007
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,674
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,890
Left over each month
$6,368 gross, minus $1,450 in tax and $3,890 in living costs.
$1,027
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 Stockton?
$76,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,180 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Stockton?
$1,027 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,674, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Carson City, about 118 miles away, leaves $2,240 a month, more than Stockton.