Electrician · Omaha, NE
Electrician in Omaha: $1,185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Omaha at $62,440 a year. About 3,530 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $44,120 and the 90th is $94,690. Pay ranks 194th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 119 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,440
$44,120 to $94,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
3,530
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
194th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $62,440.
- Taxes$1,050
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$1,185
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,440
- Federal income tax
- −$5,454
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,777
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,368
- Take-home pay
- $49,841
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,968
Left over each month
$5,203 gross, minus $1,050 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.
$1,185
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 Omaha?
$62,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,530 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Omaha?
$1,185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 119 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Omaha.