Electrician · Valdosta, GA
Electrician in Valdosta: $334/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Valdosta at $50,560 a year. About 450 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.71). The 10th percentile is $31,150 and the 90th is $72,610. Pay ranks 353rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $334 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 118 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$334
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,560
$31,150 to $72,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 1.71
Pay rank
353rd 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 $50,560.
- Taxes$825
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$334
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,560
- Federal income tax
- −$4,029
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,868
- State income tax (GA)
- −$2,001
- Take-home pay
- $40,662
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$4,213 gross, minus $825 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$334
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,060/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Valdosta?
$50,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Valdosta?
$334 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Warner Robins, about 118 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Valdosta.