Electrician · Mankato, MN
Electrician in Mankato: $2,524/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Mankato at $83,120 a year. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $50,140 and the 90th is $100,770. Pay ranks 30th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,524 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 234 miles away, at $2,531 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,524
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,120
$50,140 to $100,770
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
30th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $83,120.
- Taxes$1,704
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$2,524
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,120
- Federal income tax
- −$9,900
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,359
- State income tax (MN)
- −$4,189
- Take-home pay
- $62,672
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$6,927 gross, minus $1,704 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$2,524
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,531/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Mankato?
$83,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Mankato?
$2,524 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Fargo, about 234 miles away, leaves $2,531 a month, more than Mankato.