Electrician · New York, NY
Electrician in New York: −$362/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in New York at $79,020 a year. About 36,550 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $46,170 and the 90th is $132,170. Pay ranks 58th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps −$362 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 57 miles away, at $2,287 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
−$362
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,020
$46,170 to $132,170
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
36,550
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
58th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $79,020.
- Taxes$1,784
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,020
- Federal income tax
- −$8,554
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,045
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,741
- City / county wage tax
- −$3,063
- Take-home pay
- $57,617
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
−$362 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Trenton, $2,287/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in New York?
$79,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 36,550 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in New York?
−$362 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 57 miles away, leaves $2,287 a month, more than New York.