Electrician · Portland, ME
Electrician in Portland: $736/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Portland at $71,660 a year. About 1,870 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $56,350 and the 90th is $98,030. Pay ranks 131st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $736 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 162 miles away, at $1,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$736
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,660
$56,350 to $98,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
1,870
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
131st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $71,660.
- Taxes$1,372
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$736
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,660
- Federal income tax
- −$7,379
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,482
- State income tax (ME)
- −$3,597
- Take-home pay
- $55,202
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$5,972 gross, minus $1,372 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$736
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $1,746/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Portland?
$71,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,870 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Portland?
$736 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Glens Falls, about 162 miles away, leaves $1,746 a month, more than Portland.