Electrician · Rochester, NY
Electrician in Rochester: $1,844/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Rochester at $77,310 a year. About 2,540 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th is $107,910. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,844 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 249 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,844
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,310
$45,410 to $107,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
2,540
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
82nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $77,310.
- Taxes$1,515
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$1,844
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,310
- Federal income tax
- −$8,622
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,914
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,647
- Take-home pay
- $59,127
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$6,443 gross, minus $1,515 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$1,844
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 Rochester?
$77,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,540 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Rochester?
$1,844 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 249 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Rochester.