Electrician · Springfield, IL
Electrician in Springfield: $2,519/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Springfield at $84,780 a year. About 330 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $46,840 and the 90th is $116,560. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,519 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kankakee, about 132 miles away, at $3,471 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,519
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,780
$46,840 to $116,560
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
29th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $84,780.
- Taxes$1,734
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$2,519
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,780
- Federal income tax
- −$10,266
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,486
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,059
- Take-home pay
- $63,969
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$7,065 gross, minus $1,734 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$2,519
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 Springfield?
$84,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Springfield?
$2,519 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kankakee, about 132 miles away, leaves $3,471 a month, more than Springfield.