Electrician · Philadelphia, PA

Electrician take-home pay in Philadelphia: $702 left over a month

A local electrician wage of about $65,000 in Philadelphia, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$702

Local pay (annual)

$65,000

$4,140 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,541

$1,835 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a electrician.

  • Taxes$1,277
  • Rent$1,541
  • Other living costs$1,897
  • Left over$702

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$65,000
Federal income tax
−$5,914
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,973
State income tax (PA)
−$1,996
City / county wage tax
−$2,438
Take-home pay
$49,681
Effective tax rate
23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,541
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$418
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,438

Left over each month

$5,417 gross, minus $1,277 in tax and $3,438 in living costs.

$702

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Questions

What is electrician take-home pay in Philadelphia?

On a local electrician wage of about $65,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541 is about $702 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Philadelphia tax a electrician paycheck?

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%.

How does Philadelphia compare for a electrician?

Open the Philadelphia paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same electrician household.