Electrician · Grand Rapids, MI
Electrician in Grand Rapids: $1,016/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Grand Rapids at $62,240 a year. About 2,880 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $38,490 and the 90th is $97,760. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,016 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 168 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,016
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,240
$38,490 to $97,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
2,880
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
200th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,240.
- Taxes$1,050
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$1,016
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,240
- Federal income tax
- −$5,430
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,761
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,407
- Take-home pay
- $49,641
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,121
Left over each month
$5,187 gross, minus $1,050 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.
$1,016
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 Grand Rapids?
$62,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,880 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Grand Rapids?
$1,016 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 168 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Grand Rapids.