Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $74K, rent takes 26.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,334/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 $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,799/month. At HUD’s $1,334/month FMR, rent would take 48% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 12% below the national median — $74K here vs. $85K nationally.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands pays $74K median vs. the U.S. average of $85K — that’s -12%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 98.6), the purchasing-power equivalent is $75K — below the national median.

The median is $74,290 a year, that works out to about $36 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $46,650, and experienced electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipments can clear $81,120. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,054/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,334/month, which eats 26.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands 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 $75,345 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.