Electrician · Johnstown, PA
Electrician in Johnstown: $1,180/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Johnstown at $59,390 a year. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $39,310 and the 90th is $98,120. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,180 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 211 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,180
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,390
$39,310 to $98,120
Rent (1 bd)
$722
$859 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
259th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,390.
- Taxes$1,004
- Rent$722
- Other living costs$2,043
- Left over$1,180
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,390
- Federal income tax
- −$5,088
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,543
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,823
- City / county wage tax
- −$594
- Take-home pay
- $47,341
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $722
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,765
Left over each month
$4,949 gross, minus $1,004 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.
$1,180
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 Johnstown?
$59,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Johnstown?
$1,180 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $722, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 211 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Johnstown.