Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $78K, rent takes 40.8% 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 $1,500/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relays typically earn — is $78K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,680/month.

Local pay runs 24% below the national median — $78K here vs. $103K nationally.

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area pays $78K median vs. the U.S. average of $103K — that’s -24%.

The median is $78,000 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $78,000, and experienced electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relays can clear $127,090. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,004/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 40.8% 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.

Northeast Oklahoma 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, powerhouse, substation, and relay salary is worth about $78,000 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.