Electrician · Davenport, IA
Electrician in Davenport: $2,467/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Davenport at $76,950 a year. About 1,450 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.65). The 10th percentile is $40,640 and the 90th is $102,480. Pay ranks 92nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,467 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 136 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,467
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,950
$40,640 to $102,480
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
1,450
Location quotient 1.65
Pay rank
92nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,950.
- Taxes$1,400
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$2,467
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,950
- Federal income tax
- −$8,543
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,887
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,369
- Take-home pay
- $60,151
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$6,413 gross, minus $1,400 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$2,467
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 Davenport?
$76,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,450 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Davenport?
$2,467 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 136 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Davenport.