Electrician · Joplin, MO
Electrician in Joplin: $1,762/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Joplin at $67,720 a year. About 430 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $36,810 and the 90th is $96,890. Pay ranks 144th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,762 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 190 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,762
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$67,720
$36,810 to $96,890
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,078 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
144th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $67,720.
- Taxes$1,162
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,813
- Left over$1,762
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $67,720
- Federal income tax
- −$6,512
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,181
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,256
- Take-home pay
- $53,771
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,719
Left over each month
$5,643 gross, minus $1,162 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.
$1,762
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 Joplin?
$67,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Joplin?
$1,762 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 190 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Joplin.