Electricians in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,180
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$9,070
15.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,573
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$57,250
Kept after tax
$48,180
Worth in national money
$46,573
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Florida is among the lower-paying states for electricians. The middle earner takes $57,250, ranking 48 of 51 states — about 9.4% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Electricians ranks 234 among 493 occupations Florida publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $57,250 the take-home is $48,180. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $46,573 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $57,660, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida ranks 48 of 51 for electricians, with a median of $57,250 — about 9.4% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 234 of 493 in Florida places electricians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $48,180 for electricians, from $57,250. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $46,573. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $57,660 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,180 |
| This salary | $57,250 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $48,180 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,180 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,008 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,250 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,638 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of electricians in Florida earn under $57,250 and half over. The published range runs $38,190 at the tenth percentile to $77,180 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $48,180 take-home in Florida comes from $57,250. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 234 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Florida, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $46,573, the adjusted value of that $57,250 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 234 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electricians in Florida, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,190 to $77,180; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $48,180, from $57,250, assumes a single Florida filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 234 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 48 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Florida, so $46,573 — the adjusted value of that $57,250 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 234 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,190 at the bottom tenth to $77,180 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Florida run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $46,573 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $48,180 survives, because Florida levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,190 to $77,180) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $46,573 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $48,180 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.