Electrician · Reading, PA
Electrician in Reading: $1,661/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Reading at $75,070 a year. About 820 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $45,930 and the 90th is $129,830. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,661 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 65 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,661
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,070
$45,930 to $129,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,167
$1,389 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
111th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $75,070.
- Taxes$1,411
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$2,017
- Left over$1,661
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,070
- Federal income tax
- −$8,129
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,743
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,305
- City / county wage tax
- −$751
- Take-home pay
- $58,142
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$6,256 gross, minus $1,411 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$1,661
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 Reading?
$75,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Reading?
$1,661 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 65 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Reading.