Electrician · Albany, OR

Electrician in Albany: $2,414/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Albany at $100,230 a year. About 440 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.89). The 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th is $123,500. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,414 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 118 miles away, at $3,053 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,414

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,230

$61,370 to $123,500

Rent (1 bd)

$1,271

$1,513 (2 bd)

Employment

440

Location quotient 1.89

Pay rank

8th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $100,230.

Taxes$2,463
Rent$1,271
Other living costs$2,204
Left over$2,414

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,230
Federal income tax: −$13,665
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,668
State income tax (OR): −$8,229
Take-home pay: $70,669
Effective tax rate: 29.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,271
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $630
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,475

Left over each month

$8,353 gross, minus $2,463 in tax and $3,475 in living costs.

$2,414

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,053/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Albany?

$100,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Albany?

$2,414 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Longview, about 118 miles away, leaves $3,053 a month, more than Albany.