Electrician · Pittsburgh, PA

Electrician take-home pay in Pittsburgh: $862 left over a month

A local electrician wage of about $60,000 in Pittsburgh, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$862

Local pay (annual)

$60,000

$3,884 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,191

$1,418 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

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

  • Taxes$1,116
  • Rent$1,191
  • Other living costs$1,831
  • Left over$862

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$60,000
Federal income tax
−$5,162
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,590
State income tax (PA)
−$1,842
City / county wage tax
−$1,800
Take-home pay
$46,607
Effective tax rate
22.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,191
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$497
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,022

Left over each month

$5,000 gross, minus $1,116 in tax and $3,022 in living costs.

$862

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Questions

What is electrician take-home pay in Pittsburgh?

On a local electrician wage of about $60,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191 is about $862 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Pittsburgh tax a electrician paycheck?

Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.

How does Pittsburgh compare for a electrician?

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