Electrician · Pittsfield, MA
Electrician in Pittsfield: $1,500/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Pittsfield at $74,780 a year. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $45,800 and the 90th is $101,330. Pay ranks 115th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,312/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,500 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 164 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,500
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,780
$45,800 to $101,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,312
$1,562 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
115th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $74,780.
- Taxes$1,442
- Rent$1,312
- Other living costs$1,978
- Left over$1,500
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,780
- Federal income tax
- −$8,066
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,721
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,519
- Take-home pay
- $57,475
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,312
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,290
Left over each month
$6,232 gross, minus $1,442 in tax and $3,290 in living costs.
$1,500
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 Pittsfield?
$74,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Pittsfield?
$1,500 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,312, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 164 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Pittsfield.