Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $73K, rent takes 43.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,400/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 $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,947/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $73K locally vs. $74K nationally, a 2% difference.

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area pays $73K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s -2%.

The median is $72,940 a year, that works out to about $35 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $49,120, and experienced electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipments can clear $78,650. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,691/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 43.6% 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.

Southwest New York 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 $72,940 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.