Electrician · Tallahassee, FL
Electrician in Tallahassee: $715/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Tallahassee at $54,090 a year. About 830 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $36,420 and the 90th is $70,180. Pay ranks 332nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $715 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mobile, about 235 miles away, at $1,074 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$715
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,090
$36,420 to $70,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
332nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,090.
- Taxes$716
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$715
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,090
- Federal income tax
- −$4,452
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,138
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $45,500
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$4,508 gross, minus $716 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$715
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mobile, $1,074/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Tallahassee?
$54,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Tallahassee?
$715 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Mobile, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,074 a month, more than Tallahassee.