Electrician · Barnstable Town, MA

Electrician in Barnstable Town: $1,071/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Barnstable Town at $78,570 a year. About 470 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $45,240 and the 90th is $116,730. Pay ranks 65th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,938/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,071 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 213 miles away, at $1,746 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,071

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,570

$45,240 to $116,730

Rent (1 bd)

$1,938

$2,307 (2 bd)

Employment

470

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

65th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,570.

Taxes$1,552
Rent$1,938
Other living costs$1,987
Left over$1,071

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,570
Federal income tax: −$8,899
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,011
State income tax (MA): −$3,709
Take-home pay: $59,951
Effective tax rate: 23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,938
Groceries: $400
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $450
Utilities and internet: $250
Everything else: $350
Total spending: $3,925

Left over each month

$6,548 gross, minus $1,552 in tax and $3,925 in living costs.

$1,071

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $1,746/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Barnstable Town?

$78,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,071 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,938, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Glens Falls, about 213 miles away, leaves $1,746 a month, more than Barnstable Town.