Electrician · Virginia Beach, VA

Electrician in Virginia Beach: $702/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Virginia Beach at $62,350 a year. About 5,740 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $43,970 and the 90th is $81,280. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $702 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Reading, about 248 miles away, at $1,661 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$702

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,350

$43,970 to $81,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,454

$1,731 (2 bd)

Employment

5,740

Location quotient 1.54

Pay rank

197th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,350.

Taxes$1,088
Rent$1,454
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$702

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,350
Federal income tax: −$5,444
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,770
State income tax (VA): −$2,839
Take-home pay: $49,298
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,454
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,406

Left over each month

$5,196 gross, minus $1,088 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.

$702

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Reading, $1,661/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Virginia Beach?

$62,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,740 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$702 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Reading, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,661 a month, more than Virginia Beach.