Electrician · Racine, WI

Electrician in Racine: $2,171/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Racine at $82,510 a year. About 350 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $45,500 and the 90th is $106,820. Pay ranks 33rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,171 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 113 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,171

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,510

$45,500 to $106,820

Rent (1 bd)

$1,162

$1,383 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

33rd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $82,510.

Taxes$1,613
Rent$1,162
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$2,171

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,510
Federal income tax: −$9,766
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,312
State income tax (WI): −$3,275
Take-home pay: $63,156
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,162
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,092

Left over each month

$6,876 gross, minus $1,613 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.

$2,171

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 Racine?

$82,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Racine?

$2,171 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Kankakee, about 113 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Racine.