Electrician · Wilmington, NC
Electrician in Wilmington: $369/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Wilmington at $54,080 a year. About 910 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $37,680 and the 90th is $75,550. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $369 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 117 miles away, at $1,245 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$369
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,080
$37,680 to $75,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
910
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
333rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,080.
- Taxes$862
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$369
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,080
- Federal income tax
- −$4,451
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,137
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,757
- Take-home pay
- $43,735
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$4,507 gross, minus $862 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$369
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,245/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Wilmington?
$54,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 910 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Wilmington?
$369 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 117 miles away, leaves $1,245 a month, more than Wilmington.