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Transportation Electronics Repairer salary and take-home pay
The typical US transportation electronics repairer earns $84,890 a year, or $40.81 an hour (BLS, May 2025). In Texas, where the median for this job is $86,520, a single filer keeps about $69,697 a year after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.
BLS title: Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment (SOC 49-2093). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.
How much does a transportation electronics repairer earn?
| Percentile | Bar | A year | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | $50,750 | $24.40 | |
| 25th | $63,560 | $30.56 | |
| Median | $84,890 | $40.81 | |
| 75th | $98,850 | $47.53 | |
| 90th | $116,810 | $56.16 |
The middle half of people in this job earn $63,560 to $98,850 a year, and about 6,940 people do it across the US (BLS, May 2025).
Take-home pay tool
Transportation Electronics Repairer · Texas · single · median
$69,696.82 a year after tax
$5,808.07 a month · $2,680.65 a paycheck (every two weeks)
| Pay before tax | $86,520.00 |
|---|---|
| Federal income tax | −$10,204.40 |
| Social Security and Medicare | −$6,618.78 |
| Texas tax and payroll contributions | none |
| Take-home pay | $69,696.82 |
Pay: the median for this job in Texas, $86,520 a year (BLS). One job, standard deduction, nothing taken before tax, the year’s tax spread over 26 paychecks.
What does a transportation electronics repairer take home at each pay point?
A single filer on the national figures, paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Pay a year | Texas | California | New York | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | $50,750 | $42,958 | $41,280 | $40,564 |
| 25th | $63,560 | $53,250 | $50,638 | $50,109 |
| Median | $84,890 | $68,550 | $63,941 | $64,165 |
| 75th | $98,850 | $78,371 | $72,282 | $73,136 |
| 90th | $116,810 | $91,006 | $83,013 | $84,607 |
Take-home after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax for 2026. New York is outside New York City.
Where does a transportation electronics repairer keep the most after tax?
Our 19 states, ranked by take-home pay on each state’s own median for this job (single filer). Only these 19 states have take-home figures so far.
| Rank | State | Median pay | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $122,140 | $93,054 |
| 2 | Nevada | $102,210 | $80,735 |
| 3 | Illinois | $93,300 | $69,993 |
| 4 | Texas | $86,520 | $69,697 |
| 5 | Virginia | $87,860 | $66,402 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $84,750 | $65,790 |
| 7 | New York | $87,360 | $65,759 |
| 8 | California | $84,820 | $63,899 |
| 9 | Florida | $77,110 | $63,077 |
| 10 | Ohio | $75,810 | $60,521 |
| 11 | Michigan | $69,510 | $55,027 |
| 12 | Georgia | $62,710 | $50,187 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $58,250 | $48,984 |
Not ranked, because BLS released no median there: Alaska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming.
How much does a transportation electronics repairer earn in each state?
| State | Median pay | People in the job | Take-home (single) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $75,450 | 50 | not yet |
| Alaska | not released | not released | – |
| Arizona | $84,110 | 50 | not yet |
| Arkansas | not released | not released | not yet |
| California | $84,820 | 1,480 | $63,899 (#8) |
| Colorado | $96,680 | 70 | not yet |
| Connecticut | $58,120 | 60 | not yet |
| Delaware | not released | not released | not yet |
| District of Columbia | not released | not released | not yet |
| Florida | $77,110 | 230 | $63,077 (#9) |
| Georgia | $62,710 | 190 | $50,187 (#12) |
| Hawaii | not released | not released | not yet |
| Idaho | not released | not released | not yet |
| Illinois | $93,300 | 140 | $69,993 (#3) |
| Indiana | not released | not released | not yet |
| Iowa | $75,130 | 100 | not yet |
| Kansas | $99,420 | 60 | not yet |
| Kentucky | not released | not released | not yet |
| Louisiana | $77,270 | 40 | not yet |
| Maine | $61,820 | 90 | not yet |
| Maryland | $98,850 | 290 | not yet |
| Massachusetts | $81,420 | 90 | not yet |
| Michigan | $69,510 | 130 | $55,027 (#11) |
| Minnesota | $78,690 | 40 | not yet |
| Mississippi | not released | not released | not yet |
| Missouri | $81,220 | 170 | not yet |
| Montana | $96,560 | 50 | not yet |
| Nebraska | not released | 300 | not yet |
| Nevada | $102,210 | 120 | $80,735 (#2) |
| New Hampshire | not released | not released | – |
| New Jersey | not released | not released | – |
| New Mexico | $83,470 | 30 | not yet |
| New York | $87,360 | 500 | $65,759 (#7) |
| North Carolina | not released | not released | – |
| North Dakota | not released | not released | not yet |
| Ohio | $75,810 | 60 | $60,521 (#10) |
| Oklahoma | $64,120 | not released | not yet |
| Oregon | $104,410 | 160 | not yet |
| Pennsylvania | $84,750 | 40 | $65,790 (#6) |
| Rhode Island | not released | not released | not yet |
| South Carolina | not released | not released | not yet |
| South Dakota | not released | not released | – |
| Tennessee | $58,250 | 340 | $48,984 (#13) |
| Texas | $86,520 | 580 | $69,697 (#4) |
| Utah | not released | not released | not yet |
| Vermont | not released | not released | not yet |
| Virginia | $87,860 | 240 | $66,402 (#5) |
| Washington | $122,140 | 230 | $93,054 (#1) |
| West Virginia | not released | not released | not yet |
| Wisconsin | not released | not released | not yet |
| Wyoming | not released | not released | – |
Median yearly pay for this job in each state, from BLS. Take-home and its rank are for the 19 states with a take-home engine so far. Each linked state shows its highest-paying jobs after tax.
What is the job outlook for a transportation electronics repairer?
BLS expects jobs as a transportation electronics repairer to grow 5.4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 500 openings a year (BLS Employment Projections 2025–35).
- Job growth, 2025 to 2035
- +5.4%
- Openings a year
- about 500
- Usual education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- Work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
What do similar jobs pay?
The 10 installation, maintenance and repair jobs closest in pay to a transportation electronics repairer:
- Power Line Installer median $95,320
- Signal and Track Switch Repairer median $92,460
- Avionics Technician median $82,280
- Aircraft Mechanic median $79,870
- Maintenance and Repair Supervisor median $79,860
- Control and Valve Installer median $74,340
- Telecom Line Installer median $74,330
- Industrial Electronics Repairer median $74,090
- Commercial Diver median $72,990
- Other Precision Instrument Repairer median $68,990
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What else can I work out?
- Your paycheck on $84,890, with any pay schedule, 401(k) or HSA.
- Hourly to salary: $40.81 an hour as a yearly salary.
- Your 2026 tax refund on $84,890, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Where do these figures come from?
Pay is the BLS estimate for all employers in May 2025 (the latest), and the outlook is from BLS Employment Projections 2025–35. Your own pay depends on your employer, area and experience. Take-home is our estimate for 2026: one job, the standard deduction, nothing taken before tax, from the same engine as our paycheck calculator.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics tables (BLS); Employment Projections tables (BLS). This site is independent and not part of the BLS.
Questions about transportation electronics repairer pay
How much does a transportation electronics repairer make an hour?
The median is $40.81 an hour (BLS, May 2025). The middle half earn $30.56 to $47.53, and the top 10% earn $56.16 or more.
Which state pays a transportation electronics repairer the most?
Among the 50 states and DC, Washington has the highest median for this job: $122,140 a year (BLS). After tax, of the 19 states we cover, Washington leaves the most: $93,054 a year for a single filer on its median of $122,140.
What is a transportation electronics repairer’s take-home pay?
On the national median of $84,890, a single filer keeps about $68,550 a year in Texas (no state income tax), $63,941 in California and $64,165 in New York outside New York City, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax. Pick your state in the tool above.
What education do you need to be a transportation electronics repairer?
BLS lists a postsecondary nondegree award as the usual way in, with no work experience in a related job and moderate-term on-the-job training (more than a month, up to a year).
Is the number of transportation electronics repairer jobs growing?
BLS expects jobs as a transportation electronics repairer to grow 5.4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 500 openings a year (BLS Employment Projections 2025–35).