Electrician · Elmira, NY
Electrician in Elmira: $2,078/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Elmira median for this job. The paycheck used here is the New York median, $78,750 a year. BLS still counts about 100 electrician jobs in the metro, without a published wage. New York has about 40,130 electrician jobs. The 10th percentile is $45,740 and the 90th is $131,640. On the pay used here, Elmira ranks 63rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($898/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,078 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 167 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,078
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,750
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$898
$1,069 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
63rd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,750.
- Taxes$1,557
- Rent$898
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$2,078
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,750
- Federal income tax
- −$8,939
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,024
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,726
- Take-home pay
- $60,060
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $898
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $2,927
Left over each month
$6,563 gross, minus $1,557 in tax and $2,927 in living costs.
$2,078
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 Elmira?
$78,750 a year. That figure is the New York median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 100 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Elmira?
$2,078 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $898, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 167 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Elmira.