Electrician · Cedar Rapids, IA
Electrician in Cedar Rapids: $772/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Cedar Rapids at $50,230 a year. About 1,690 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.50). The 10th percentile is $40,110 and the 90th is $87,670. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $772 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 226 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$772
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,230
$40,110 to $87,670
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,690
Location quotient 2.50
Pay rank
356th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $50,230.
- Taxes$765
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$772
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,230
- Federal income tax
- −$3,989
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,843
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,354
- Take-home pay
- $41,044
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$4,186 gross, minus $765 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$772
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 Cedar Rapids?
$50,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,690 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Cedar Rapids?
$772 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 226 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.