Electrician · Appleton, WI
Electrician in Appleton: $1,577/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Appleton at $66,830 a year. About 810 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.34). The 10th percentile is $44,620 and the 90th is $97,130. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,577 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 219 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,577
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,830
$44,620 to $97,130
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
810
Location quotient 1.34
Pay rank
149th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $66,830.
- Taxes$1,156
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$1,577
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,830
- Federal income tax
- −$6,317
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,112
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,444
- Take-home pay
- $52,957
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$5,569 gross, minus $1,156 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$1,577
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kankakee, $3,471/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Appleton?
$66,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Appleton?
$1,577 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Appleton.