Electricians salary in Duluth, MN

Median pay for electricians in Duluth, MN: $79,560/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,760 – $99,380 · about 530 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($60,730) by +$18,830 (+31%).

What it's really worth in Duluth

With Duluth's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $79,560 has the buying power of about $91,258 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,612 · median home $264,350 · median rent $1,381/mo.

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How Duluth ranks for this job

On raw pay, Duluth, MN is 18th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Duluth's cost of living is applied, it ranks 5th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Duluth sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Duluth

A median home in Duluth, MN costs $264,350 — about 3.3× 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 $1,381/mo works out at 21% 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 Duluth.

Metro	Median pay	vs Duluth	Rent vs Duluth
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+30%	1.2×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+29%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+24%	2.6×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+24%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in MN

Metro	Median pay	vs Duluth	Rent vs Duluth
Minneapolis, MN	$82,170	+3%	1.2×

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

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