Electrician · Binghamton, NY
Electrician in Binghamton: $1,814/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Binghamton at $76,670 a year. About 390 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 $39,850 and the 90th is $103,340. Pay ranks 97th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,814 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 147 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,814
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,670
$39,850 to $103,340
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
97th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,670.
- Taxes$1,497
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$1,814
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,670
- Federal income tax
- −$8,481
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,865
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,612
- Take-home pay
- $58,711
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,079
Left over each month
$6,389 gross, minus $1,497 in tax and $3,079 in living costs.
$1,814
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Trenton, $2,249/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Binghamton?
$76,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Binghamton?
$1,814 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 147 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Binghamton.