Electrician · Iowa City, IA
Electrician in Iowa City: $1,431/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Iowa City at $59,510 a year. About 370 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $39,350 and the 90th is $83,910. Pay ranks 256th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,431 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 201 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,431
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,510
$39,350 to $83,910
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
256th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,510.
- Taxes$947
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$1,431
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,510
- Federal income tax
- −$5,103
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,553
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,707
- Take-home pay
- $48,148
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$4,959 gross, minus $947 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$1,431
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 Iowa City?
$59,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Iowa City?
$1,431 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 201 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Iowa City.