Electrician · Cape Girardeau, MO
Electrician in Cape Girardeau: $1,477/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Cape Girardeau at $59,720 a year. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $44,550 and the 90th is $99,400. Pay ranks 250th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($721/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,477 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 216 miles away, at $3,453 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,477
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,720
$44,550 to $99,400
Rent (1 bd)
$721
$858 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
250th 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 $59,720.
- Taxes$965
- Rent$721
- Other living costs$1,814
- Left over$1,477
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,720
- Federal income tax
- −$5,128
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,569
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,880
- Take-home pay
- $48,143
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $721
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,535
Left over each month
$4,977 gross, minus $965 in tax and $2,535 in living costs.
$1,477
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $3,453/mo.
Electrician leftover by city →Best cities for electricians to move to →Electrician nearby
Other jobs in Cape Girardeau
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a electrician make in Cape Girardeau?
$59,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Cape Girardeau?
$1,477 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $721, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Champaign, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,453 a month, more than Cape Girardeau.