Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $66K, rent takes 36% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,583/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,300/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipments typically earn — is $38K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,254/month.

Local pay runs 11% below the national median — $66K here vs. $74K nationally.

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area pays $66K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s -11%.

The median is $66,010 a year, that works out to about $32 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $37,560, and experienced electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipments can clear $84,370. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,401/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,583/month, which eats 36% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Central Indiana 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 repairers, commercial and industrial equipment salary is worth about $66,010 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.