Electrician · Oshkosh, WI
Electrician in Oshkosh: $2,066/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Oshkosh at $77,080 a year. About 810 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.78). The 10th percentile is $45,830 and the 90th is $98,820. Pay ranks 88th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,066 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 208 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,066
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,080
$45,830 to $98,820
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
810
Location quotient 1.78
Pay rank
88th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $77,080.
- Taxes$1,455
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$2,066
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,080
- Federal income tax
- −$8,572
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,897
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,988
- Take-home pay
- $59,624
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$6,423 gross, minus $1,455 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$2,066
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 Oshkosh?
$77,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Oshkosh?
$2,066 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 208 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Oshkosh.