Electricians Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Electricians pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,310 or more. The middle half of electricians in Albuquerque earn between $46,540 and $72,890.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Electricians salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $58,420, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $47,540 a year, or $3,962 a month and $1,828 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Albuquerque a good place for electricians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $58,420 buys what about $61,143 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electricians salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 3rd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($60,300).

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San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,690).

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