Electrician · Des Moines, IA
Electrician in Des Moines: $1,396/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Des Moines at $62,840 a year. About 2,870 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.46). The 10th percentile is $39,740 and the 90th is $92,650. Pay ranks 190th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,396 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 132 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,396
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,840
$39,740 to $92,650
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
2,870
Location quotient 1.46
Pay rank
190th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,840.
- Taxes$1,012
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$1,838
- Left over$1,396
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,840
- Federal income tax
- −$5,502
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,807
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,833
- Take-home pay
- $50,697
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,829
Left over each month
$5,237 gross, minus $1,012 in tax and $2,829 in living costs.
$1,396
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 Des Moines?
$62,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,870 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Des Moines?
$1,396 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 132 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Des Moines.