Electrician · Boston, MA

Electrician take-home pay in Boston: -$81 left over a month

A local electrician wage of about $72,500 in Boston, MA, after Massachusetts tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,619. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

-$81

Local pay (annual)

$72,500

$4,665 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$2,619

$3,118 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a electrician.

  • Taxes$1,376
  • Rent$2,619
  • Other living costs$2,127

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$72,500
Federal income tax
−$7,564
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,546
State income tax (MA)
−$3,405
Take-home pay
$55,985
Effective tax rate
22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$2,619
Groceries
$464
Getting around
$445
Healthcare
$522
Utilities and internet
$290
Everything else
$406
Total spending
$4,746

Left over each month

$6,042 gross, minus $1,376 in tax and $4,746 in living costs.

-$81

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Questions

What is electrician take-home pay in Boston?

On a local electrician wage of about $72,500, leftover after Massachusetts tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,619 is about -$81 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Boston tax a electrician paycheck?

Boston is in Massachusetts, which taxes wage income.

How does Boston compare for a electrician?

Open the Boston paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same electrician household.