Electrician · Lawrence, KS
Electrician in Lawrence: $1,292/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lawrence at $61,070 a year. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $37,140 and the 90th is $76,910. Pay ranks 226th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,292 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 70 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,292
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,070
$37,140 to $76,910
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
226th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,070.
- Taxes$1,090
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$1,292
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,070
- Federal income tax
- −$5,290
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,672
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,119
- Take-home pay
- $47,989
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$5,089 gross, minus $1,090 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$1,292
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 Lawrence?
$61,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lawrence?
$1,292 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 70 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Lawrence.