Electrician · Columbus, IN
Electrician in Columbus: $2,069/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Columbus at $79,670 a year. About 290 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $44,880 and the 90th is $92,210. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,069 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 169 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,069
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,670
$44,880 to $92,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
51st 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 $79,670.
- Taxes$1,566
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$2,069
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,670
- Federal income tax
- −$9,141
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,095
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,360
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,195
- Take-home pay
- $60,879
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$6,639 gross, minus $1,566 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$2,069
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 Columbus?
$79,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Columbus?
$2,069 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 169 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Columbus.