Electricians in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,051
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$18,369
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,404
Massachusetts costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Massachusetts — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$79,420
Kept after tax
$61,051
Worth in national money
$56,404
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for electricians is strong here. Massachusetts's middle earner gets $79,420, putting the state 6 of 51 — about 25.68% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Electricians ranks 189 among 485 occupations Massachusetts publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $79,420 the take-home is $61,051. But Massachusetts costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $56,404 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $81,560, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For electricians, Massachusetts sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $79,420, ranking 6 of 51 and running about 25.68% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 189 of 485 in Massachusetts places electricians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Massachusetts income tax is $61,051 for electricians, from $79,420. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $56,404. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $81,560 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,420 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,210 |
| This salary | $79,420 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Massachusetts | $61,051 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,702 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,179 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $74,230 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,918 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Massachusetts earn less than $79,420. The published range is $46,990 up to $128,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Massachusetts the take-home figure of $61,051, from $79,420, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 189 of 485 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $56,404 uses one figure for the whole of Massachusetts. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 485 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 189.
- Reported values are medians; for electricians in Massachusetts the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,990 to $128,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Massachusetts is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,051 from $79,420. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 189 of 485 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $56,404, worked from $79,420, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Massachusetts address, on work sitting at 189 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $46,990 and the top tenth $128,210 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Massachusetts run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $56,404 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Massachusetts's own levy, $61,051 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,990) and the ninetieth ($128,210) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Massachusetts's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $56,404 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $61,051 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Massachusetts income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.