Electrician · Grand Island, NE

Electrician in Grand Island: $633/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Grand Island at $52,470 a year. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $37,910 and the 90th is $78,510. Pay ranks 340th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $633 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 207 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$633

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$52,470

$37,910 to $78,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

260

Location quotient 1.33

Pay rank

340th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $52,470.

Taxes$843
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$633

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $52,470
Federal income tax: −$4,258
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,014
State income tax (NE): −$1,849
Take-home pay: $42,349
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$4,373 gross, minus $843 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$633

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 Grand Island?

$52,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$633 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

St. Joseph, about 207 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Grand Island.