Electrician · Yuma, AZ
Electrician in Yuma: $1,048/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Yuma at $58,830 a year. About 340 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $39,330 and the 90th is $77,960. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,048 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 86 miles away, at $1,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,048
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,830
$39,330 to $77,960
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
271st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,830.
- Taxes$886
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$1,048
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,830
- Federal income tax
- −$5,021
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,500
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,106
- Take-home pay
- $48,203
- Effective tax rate
- 18.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$4,903 gross, minus $886 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$1,048
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $1,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Yuma?
$58,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Yuma?
$1,048 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
El Centro, about 86 miles away, leaves $1,581 a month, more than Yuma.