Electrician · Anchorage, AK
Electrician in Anchorage: $1,848/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Anchorage at $82,440 a year. About 930 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $58,550 and the 90th is $123,200. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,848 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fairbanks, about 196 miles away, at $2,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,848
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,440
$58,550 to $123,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
930
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
34th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $82,440.
- Taxes$1,338
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$1,848
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,440
- Federal income tax
- −$9,751
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,307
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $66,383
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$6,870 gross, minus $1,338 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$1,848
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $2,746/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Anchorage?
$82,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 930 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Anchorage?
$1,848 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Fairbanks, about 196 miles away, leaves $2,746 a month, more than Anchorage.