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

Yes — at the median salary of $104K, rent takes 19.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,260/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relays typically earn — is $95K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,720/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $104K locally vs. $103K nationally, a 1% difference.

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area pays $104K median vs. the U.S. average of $103K — that’s +1%.

The median is $103,950 a year, that works out to about $50 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $95,330, and experienced electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relays can clear $128,790. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,361/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,260/month, which eats 19.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

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, powerhouse, substation, and relay salary is worth about $103,950 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.