Electrician · Norwich, CT

Electrician in Norwich: $990/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Norwich at $72,240 a year. About 700 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $47,970 and the 90th is $97,040. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,618/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $990 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 159 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$990

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$72,240

$47,970 to $97,040

Rent (1 bd)

$1,618

$1,926 (2 bd)

Employment

700

Location quotient 1.14

Pay rank

128th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $72,240.

Taxes$1,355
Rent$1,618
Other living costs$2,057
Left over$990

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $72,240
Federal income tax: −$7,507
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,526
State income tax (CT): −$3,223
Take-home pay: $55,984
Effective tax rate: 22.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,618
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $577
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $3,675

Left over each month

$6,020 gross, minus $1,355 in tax and $3,675 in living costs.

$990

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 Norwich?

$72,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 700 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$990 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,618, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Trenton, about 159 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Norwich.