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

Yes — at the median salary of $105K, rent takes 19.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,231/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 $84K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,030/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $105K locally vs. $103K nationally, a 2% difference.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $105K median vs. the U.S. average of $103K — that’s +2%.

The median is $104,710 a year, that works out to about $50 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $83,840, and experienced electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relays can clear $115,290. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,445/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,231/month, which eats 19.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Western North Carolina 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 $104,710 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.