Electrician · Albuquerque, NM

Electrician in Albuquerque: $959/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Albuquerque at $59,120 a year. About 2,440 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th is $81,310. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $959 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 237 miles away, at $1,043 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$959

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,120

$36,650 to $81,310

Rent (1 bd)

$1,119

$1,332 (2 bd)

Employment

2,440

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

263rd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,120.

Taxes$939
Rent$1,119
Other living costs$1,910
Left over$959

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,120
Federal income tax: −$5,056
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,523
State income tax (NM): −$1,683
Take-home pay: $47,858
Effective tax rate: 19.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,119
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,029

Left over each month

$4,927 gross, minus $939 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.

$959

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $1,043/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Albuquerque?

$59,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,440 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$959 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Pueblo, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,043 a month, more than Albuquerque.