Electrician · Madison, WI
Electrician in Madison: $1,797/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Madison at $78,430 a year. About 1,760 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $45,050 and the 90th is $102,860. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,797 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 161 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,797
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,430
$45,050 to $102,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,760
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
68th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,430.
- Taxes$1,494
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,797
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,430
- Federal income tax
- −$8,869
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,000
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,059
- Take-home pay
- $60,502
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$6,536 gross, minus $1,494 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$1,797
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 Madison?
$78,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,760 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Madison?
$1,797 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 161 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Madison.