Electrician · Springfield, MO
Electrician in Springfield: $1,164/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Springfield at $56,590 a year. About 1,040 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $37,440 and the 90th is $96,450. Pay ranks 313th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,164 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 192 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,164
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,590
$37,440 to $96,450
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
1,040
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
313th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,590.
- Taxes$901
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,164
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,590
- Federal income tax
- −$4,752
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,329
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,733
- Take-home pay
- $45,776
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$4,716 gross, minus $901 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$1,164
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 Springfield?
$56,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,040 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Springfield?
$1,164 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 192 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Springfield.