Electrician · Albany, NY
Electrician in Albany: $1,474/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Albany at $74,890 a year. About 1,820 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $46,130 and the 90th is $106,520. Pay ranks 113th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,474 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 178 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,474
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,890
$46,130 to $106,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
1,820
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
113th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $74,890.
- Taxes$1,444
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$1,474
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,890
- Federal income tax
- −$8,090
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,729
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,514
- Take-home pay
- $57,557
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$6,241 gross, minus $1,444 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$1,474
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Trenton, $2,249/mo.
Electrician leftover by city →Best cities for electricians to move to →Electrician nearby
Other jobs in Albany
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a electrician make in Albany?
$74,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,820 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Albany?
$1,474 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 178 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Albany.