Electrician · Janesville, WI
Electrician in Janesville: $2,338/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Janesville at $82,170 a year. About 560 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $45,250 and the 90th is $103,080. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($964/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,338 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 123 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,338
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,170
$45,250 to $103,080
Rent (1 bd)
$964
$1,148 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
35th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $82,170.
- Taxes$1,603
- Rent$964
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$2,338
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,170
- Federal income tax
- −$9,691
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,286
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,257
- Take-home pay
- $62,935
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $964
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,907
Left over each month
$6,848 gross, minus $1,603 in tax and $2,907 in living costs.
$2,338
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 Janesville?
$82,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Janesville?
$2,338 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $964, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 123 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Janesville.