Electrician · St. Cloud, MN
Electrician in St. Cloud: $2,396/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in St. Cloud at $81,890 a year. About 730 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.44). The 10th percentile is $47,860 and the 90th is $103,540. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,396 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 149 miles away, at $2,531 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,396
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,890
$47,860 to $103,540
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 1.44
Pay rank
37th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $81,890.
- Taxes$1,667
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
- Left over$2,396
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,890
- Federal income tax
- −$9,630
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,265
- State income tax (MN)
- −$4,105
- Take-home pay
- $61,890
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$6,824 gross, minus $1,667 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
$2,396
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,531/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in St. Cloud?
$81,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in St. Cloud?
$2,396 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Fargo, about 149 miles away, leaves $2,531 a month, more than St. Cloud.