Electrician · Decatur, IL
Electrician in Decatur: $2,481/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Decatur at $81,020 a year. About 400 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.78). The 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th is $119,020. Pay ranks 41st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,481 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 106 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,481
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,020
$49,370 to $119,020
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.78
Pay rank
41st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $81,020.
- Taxes$1,626
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$2,481
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,020
- Federal income tax
- −$9,438
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,198
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,873
- Take-home pay
- $61,510
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$6,752 gross, minus $1,626 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$2,481
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 Decatur?
$81,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Decatur?
$2,481 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 106 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Decatur.