Electrician · Wildwood, FL
Electrician in Wildwood: $661/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Wildwood at $52,960 a year. About 270 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $36,410 and the 90th is $73,430. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,155/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $661 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 236 miles away, at $1,015 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$661
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,960
$36,410 to $73,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,155
$1,375 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.36
Pay rank
337th 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 $52,960.
- Taxes$697
- Rent$1,155
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$661
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,960
- Federal income tax
- −$4,317
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,051
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $44,592
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,155
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$4,413 gross, minus $697 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$661
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $1,015/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Wildwood?
$52,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Wildwood?
$661 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,155, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Albany, about 236 miles away, leaves $1,015 a month, more than Wildwood.