Electrician · La Crosse, WI

Electrician in La Crosse: $2,272/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in La Crosse at $78,760 a year. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $45,800 and the 90th is $108,870. Pay ranks 61st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,272 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 242 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,272

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,760

$45,800 to $108,870

Rent (1 bd)

$894

$1,064 (2 bd)

Employment

320

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

61st of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,760.

Taxes$1,504
Rent$894
Other living costs$1,894
Left over$2,272

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,760
Federal income tax: −$8,941
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,025
State income tax (WI): −$3,077
Take-home pay: $60,717
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $894
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $525
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,788

Left over each month

$6,563 gross, minus $1,504 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.

$2,272

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 La Crosse?

$78,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in La Crosse?

$2,272 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Kankakee, about 242 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than La Crosse.