Electrician · Midland, MI
Electrician in Midland: $528/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Midland at $51,310 a year. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $35,540 and the 90th is $82,630. Pay ranks 346th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($947/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $528 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 248 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$528
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,310
$35,540 to $82,630
Rent (1 bd)
$947
$1,127 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
346th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $51,310.
- Taxes$875
- Rent$947
- Other living costs$1,926
- Left over$528
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,310
- Federal income tax
- −$4,119
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,925
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,943
- City / county wage tax
- −$513
- Take-home pay
- $40,810
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $947
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,873
Left over each month
$4,276 gross, minus $875 in tax and $2,873 in living costs.
$528
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 Midland?
$51,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Midland?
$528 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $947, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 248 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Midland.