Electrician · Ames, IA
Electrician in Ames: $1,779/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Ames at $63,320 a year. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $39,900 and the 90th is $89,990. Pay ranks 184th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,779 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 162 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,779
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,320
$39,900 to $89,990
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
184th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $63,320.
- Taxes$1,021
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$1,779
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,560
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,844
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,851
- Take-home pay
- $51,065
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$5,277 gross, minus $1,021 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$1,779
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $3,533/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Ames?
$63,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Ames?
$1,779 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Ames.