Electrician · Winston-Salem, NC

Electrician in Winston-Salem: $764/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Winston-Salem at $56,100 a year. About 1,120 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $38,550 and the 90th is $72,350. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $764 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Huntington, about 200 miles away, at $1,424 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$764

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,100

$38,550 to $72,350

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,246 (2 bd)

Employment

1,120

Location quotient 0.85

Pay rank

319th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,100.

Taxes$902
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$764

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,100
Federal income tax: −$4,694
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,292
State income tax (NC): −$1,842
Take-home pay: $45,272
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,009

Left over each month

$4,675 gross, minus $902 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.

$764

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Huntington, $1,424/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Winston-Salem?

$56,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,120 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Winston-Salem?

$764 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Huntington, about 200 miles away, leaves $1,424 a month, more than Winston-Salem.