Electrician · Peoria, IL
Electrician in Peoria: $2,254/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Peoria at $80,460 a year. About 880 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $46,030 and the 90th is $108,490. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($913/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,254 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 90 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,254
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,460
$46,030 to $108,490
Rent (1 bd)
$913
$1,087 (2 bd)
Employment
880
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
46th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $80,460.
- Taxes$1,610
- Rent$913
- Other living costs$1,928
- Left over$2,254
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,460
- Federal income tax
- −$9,315
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,155
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,845
- Take-home pay
- $61,144
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $913
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,841
Left over each month
$6,705 gross, minus $1,610 in tax and $2,841 in living costs.
$2,254
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 Peoria?
$80,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Peoria?
$2,254 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $913, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 90 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Peoria.