Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $146K, rent takes 12.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipments typically earn — is $112K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $6,692/month.

Local pay is 72% above the national median — $146K here vs. $85K nationally.

Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area pays $146K median vs. the U.S. average of $85K — that’s +72%.

The median is $146,350 a year, that works out to about $70 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $111,540, and experienced electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipments can clear $163,920. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $9,232/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 12.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment salary is worth about $146,350 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.