Electrician · Worcester, MA
Electrician in Worcester: $1,109/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Worcester at $75,510 a year. About 1,580 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $46,380 and the 90th is $100,240. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,109 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 201 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,109
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,510
$46,380 to $100,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
1,580
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
108th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $75,510.
- Taxes$1,463
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$1,109
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,510
- Federal income tax
- −$8,226
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,777
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,556
- Take-home pay
- $57,952
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$6,293 gross, minus $1,463 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$1,109
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 Worcester?
$75,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,580 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Worcester?
$1,109 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 201 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than Worcester.