Electrician · Rochester, MN
Electrician in Rochester: $1,972/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Rochester at $79,650 a year. About 510 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $46,090 and the 90th is $118,080. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,972 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rockford, about 200 miles away, at $2,911 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,972
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,650
$46,090 to $118,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
52nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $79,650.
- Taxes$1,599
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$1,972
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,650
- Federal income tax
- −$9,137
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,093
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,953
- Take-home pay
- $60,467
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$6,638 gross, minus $1,599 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$1,972
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,911/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Rochester?
$79,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Rochester?
$1,972 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Rockford, about 200 miles away, leaves $2,911 a month, more than Rochester.