Electrician · Manhattan, KS
Electrician in Manhattan: $1,406/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Manhattan at $61,170 a year. About 170 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $38,100 and the 90th is $78,940. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,406 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 103 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,406
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,170
$38,100 to $78,940
Rent (1 bd)
$855
$1,018 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
224th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,170.
- Taxes$1,092
- Rent$855
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$1,406
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,170
- Federal income tax
- −$5,302
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,680
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,125
- Take-home pay
- $48,064
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $855
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $465
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,599
Left over each month
$5,098 gross, minus $1,092 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.
$1,406
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 Manhattan?
$61,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Manhattan?
$1,406 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 103 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Manhattan.