Electrician · York, PA
Electrician in York: $1,221/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in York at $65,370 a year. About 770 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $46,860 and the 90th is $108,900. Pay ranks 161st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,048/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 $1,221 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Trenton, about 110 miles away, at $2,249 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,221
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,370
$46,860 to $108,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,048
$1,248 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
161st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $65,370.
- Taxes$1,138
- Rent$1,048
- Other living costs$2,040
- Left over$1,221
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,370
- Federal income tax
- −$5,995
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,001
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,007
- City / county wage tax
- −$654
- Take-home pay
- $51,713
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,048
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,088
Left over each month
$5,448 gross, minus $1,138 in tax and $3,088 in living costs.
$1,221
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 York?
$65,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in York?
$1,221 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 $1,048, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Trenton, about 110 miles away, leaves $2,249 a month, more than York.