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Electricians salary in Canton, OH

Median pay for electricians in Canton, OH: $73,690/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $42,640 – $86,220 · about 1,060 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($60,730) by +$12,960 (+21%).

What it's really worth in Canton

With Canton's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $73,690 has the buying power of about $83,168 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,859 · median home $218,776 · median rent $1,084/mo.

Full Canton cost of living & taxes →

How Canton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Canton, OH is 38th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Canton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 14th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Canton is one of the places where electricians gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Canton

A median home in Canton, OH costs $218,776 — about this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,084/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where electricians earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Canton.

MetroMedian payvs CantonRent vs Canton
Kennewick, WA $103,240 +40% 1.6×
Honolulu, HI $102,280 +39% 2.7×
San Jose, CA $98,970 +34% 3.3×
Chicago, IL $98,790 +34% 2.1×

Same job elsewhere in OH

MetroMedian payvs CantonRent vs Canton
Toledo, OH $72,060 −2% 1.2×
Akron, OH $64,250 −13% 1.2×
Cleveland, OH $63,550 −14% 1.3×
Columbus, OH $62,960 −15% 1.4×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.