Electrician · Waterloo, IA
Electrician in Waterloo: $1,705/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Waterloo at $63,420 a year. About 360 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $40,160 and the 90th is $83,150. Pay ranks 181st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,705 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 222 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,705
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,420
$40,160 to $83,150
Rent (1 bd)
$788
$938 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
181st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $63,420.
- Taxes$1,023
- Rent$788
- Other living costs$1,769
- Left over$1,705
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,420
- Federal income tax
- −$5,572
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,852
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,855
- Take-home pay
- $51,141
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $788
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,557
Left over each month
$5,285 gross, minus $1,023 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.
$1,705
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 Waterloo?
$63,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Waterloo?
$1,705 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 222 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Waterloo.