Electrician · Wichita, KS
Electrician in Wichita: $1,588/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Wichita at $65,670 a year. About 1,610 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $38,700 and the 90th is $96,830. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,588 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 202 miles away, at $3,533 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,588
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,670
$38,700 to $96,830
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
1,610
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
155th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $65,670.
- Taxes$1,205
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$1,588
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,670
- Federal income tax
- −$6,061
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,024
- State income tax (KS)
- −$3,376
- Take-home pay
- $51,209
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$5,473 gross, minus $1,205 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$1,588
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 Wichita?
$65,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,610 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Wichita?
$1,588 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
St. Joseph, about 202 miles away, leaves $3,533 a month, more than Wichita.