Electrician · Bismarck, ND
Electrician in Bismarck: $1,434/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Bismarck at $61,900 a year. About 480 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $46,630 and the 90th is $92,730. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,434 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 190 miles away, at $2,531 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,434
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,900
$46,630 to $92,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
205th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,900.
- Taxes$844
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$1,434
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,390
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,735
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,775
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$5,158 gross, minus $844 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$1,434
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,531/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Bismarck?
$61,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Bismarck?
$1,434 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Fargo, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,531 a month, more than Bismarck.