Electrician · Sioux City, IA
Electrician in Sioux City: $1,945/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Sioux City at $73,910 a year. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $46,600 and the 90th is $84,930. Pay ranks 123rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,945 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 201 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,945
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,910
$46,600 to $84,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,296 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
123rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $73,910.
- Taxes$1,315
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,810
- Left over$1,945
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,910
- Federal income tax
- −$7,874
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,654
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,254
- Take-home pay
- $58,128
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,899
Left over each month
$6,159 gross, minus $1,315 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.
$1,945
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 Sioux City?
$73,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Sioux City?
$1,945 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 201 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Sioux City.