Electrician · Hagerstown, MD

Electrician in Hagerstown: $802/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Hagerstown at $62,310 a year. About 430 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $45,360 and the 90th is $94,030. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $802 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 181 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$802

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,310

$45,360 to $94,030

Rent (1 bd)

$1,167

$1,389 (2 bd)

Employment

430

Location quotient 0.82

Pay rank

198th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,310.

Taxes$1,238
Rent$1,167
Other living costs$1,985
Left over$802

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,310
Federal income tax: −$5,439
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,767
State income tax (MD): −$2,786
City / county wage tax: −$1,869
Take-home pay: $47,449
Effective tax rate: 23.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,167
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,152

Left over each month

$5,193 gross, minus $1,238 in tax and $3,152 in living costs.

$802

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 Hagerstown?

$62,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$802 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Trenton, about 181 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Hagerstown.