Electrician · Milwaukee, WI
Electrician in Milwaukee: $1,852/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Milwaukee at $77,800 a year. About 4,490 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $45,170 and the 90th is $103,850. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,852 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 123 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,852
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,800
$45,170 to $103,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
4,490
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
74th 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 $77,800.
- Taxes$1,476
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$1,852
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,800
- Federal income tax
- −$8,730
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,952
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,026
- Take-home pay
- $60,093
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$6,483 gross, minus $1,476 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$1,852
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 Milwaukee?
$77,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,490 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Milwaukee?
$1,852 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 123 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Milwaukee.