Electrician · Lincoln, NE
Electrician in Lincoln: $1,284/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lincoln at $60,680 a year. About 1,020 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $45,950 and the 90th is $84,650. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,284 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 129 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,284
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,680
$45,950 to $84,650
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
1,020
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
235th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,680.
- Taxes$1,013
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$1,284
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,680
- Federal income tax
- −$5,243
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,642
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,276
- Take-home pay
- $48,519
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$5,057 gross, minus $1,013 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$1,284
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 Lincoln?
$60,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,020 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lincoln?
$1,284 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 129 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Lincoln.