Electrician · Dayton, OH

Electrician in Dayton: $1,210/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Dayton at $61,870 a year. About 1,920 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $38,920 and the 90th is $98,230. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,018/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,210 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 215 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,210

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,870

$38,920 to $98,230

Rent (1 bd)

$1,018

$1,212 (2 bd)

Employment

1,920

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

207th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,870.

Taxes$1,028
Rent$1,018
Other living costs$1,899
Left over$1,210

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,870
Federal income tax: −$5,386
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,733
State income tax (OH): −$985
City / county wage tax: −$1,237
Take-home pay: $49,529
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,018
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,917

Left over each month

$5,156 gross, minus $1,028 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.

$1,210

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 Dayton?

$61,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,920 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Dayton?

$1,210 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,018, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Kankakee, about 215 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Dayton.