Electricians salary in Port St. Lucie, FL

Median pay for electricians in Port St. Lucie, FL: $49,040/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,330 – $62,290 · about 890 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$11,690 (-19%).

What it's really worth in Port St. Lucie

With Port St. Lucie's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $49,040 has the buying power of about $47,988 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,429 · median home $383,275 · median rent $2,332/mo.

Full Port St. Lucie cost of living & taxes →

How Port St. Lucie ranks for this job

On raw pay, Port St. Lucie, FL is 157th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Port St. Lucie's cost of living is applied, it ranks 181st.

The headline number flatters Port St. Lucie. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, electricians here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Port St. Lucie

A median home in Port St. Lucie, FL costs $383,275 — about 7.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,332/mo works out at 57% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where electricians earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Port St. Lucie.

Metro	Median pay	vs Port St. Lucie	Rent vs Port St. Lucie
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+111%	0.7×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+109%	1.3×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+102%	1.6×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+101%	1×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Port St. Lucie	Rent vs Port St. Lucie
Crestview, FL	$51,850	+6%	0.9×
Miami, FL	$51,660	+5%	1.2×
Naples, FL	$51,400	+5%	1.2×
Jacksonville, FL	$51,190	+4%	0.7×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Other jobs in Port St. Lucie