Electrician · Salisbury, MD

Electrician in Salisbury: $321/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Salisbury at $58,940 a year. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $46,100 and the 90th is $90,460. Pay ranks 269th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,433/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $321 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 155 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$321

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,940

$46,100 to $90,460

Rent (1 bd)

$1,433

$1,706 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.57

Pay rank

269th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,940.

Taxes$1,161
Rent$1,433
Other living costs$1,996
Left over$321

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,940
Federal income tax: −$5,034
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,509
State income tax (MD): −$2,626
City / county wage tax: −$1,768
Take-home pay: $45,003
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,433
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,429

Left over each month

$4,912 gross, minus $1,161 in tax and $3,429 in living costs.

$321

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 Salisbury?

$58,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Salisbury?

$321 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,433, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Trenton, about 155 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Salisbury.