Electrician Salary in Wisconsin (2026)
The average Electrician in Wisconsin earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $58,961/year ($4,913/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $58,961 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,913 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,268 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $28/hr |
Federal Tax | $7,670 |
State Tax | $2,632 |
FICA Taxes | $5,738 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 21.39% |
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Wisconsin
Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close
Wisconsin's electrician market is anchored by IBEW Local 494 Milwaukee (~3,500 members, one of the largest IBEW locals in the upper Midwest), IBEW Local 159 Madison (~1,800 members), IBEW Local 158 Green Bay (Fox River Valley), WE Energies + Madison Gas & Electric utility workforce (IBEW Local 2150 utility), Rockwell Automation Milwaukee industrial electrical, Harley-Davidson + Briggs & Stratton + Mercury Marine industrial work, Foxconn Mount Pleasant data center electrical, plus substantial Aurora + Froedtert + UW Health hospital electrical maintenance and Milwaukee + Madison data center cluster (DataBank + Cologix + Stream).
Senior Journeyman Electrician (IBEW 494/159)
$98,000–$135,000
Senior journeyman at IBEW MIL/Madison · commercial + industrial scale · pre-OT band
Senior Journeyman with OT (OBBBA)
$118,000–$175,000+ OT
Journeyman with substantial OT · 2025-2028 OBBBA $12,500 single / $25,000 MFJ deduction
Senior Foreman / General Foreman
$118,000–$175,000
IBEW Local 494/159 foreman · multi-crew supervision · field leadership band
Senior Industrial Electrician (Rockwell / Mercury)
$108,000–$155,000
Rockwell Automation Milwaukee · Mercury Marine · Briggs · industrial PLC + drives + motors
Senior Data Center Electrician
$108,000–$155,000
Foxconn + Milwaukee + Madison data center cluster · MEP + power distribution
Senior Utility Lineman (WE Energies)
$108,000–$155,000+ OT
WE Energies IBEW Local 2150 · Madison Gas & Electric · transmission + storm-response OT
Senior Service / Maintenance Electrician
$82,000–$125,000
Commercial service · Aurora + Froedtert + UW Health 24/7 maintenance · on-call premium
Senior Hospital Electrician
$95,000–$135,000
Aurora + Froedtert + UW + Marshfield hospital electrical · NFPA 99 + life-safety specialty
Mid-Career Journeyman (5-10 yrs)
$85,000–$118,000
Mid-career IBEW journeyman · transitioning to foreman track
Apprentice / Pre-Journeyman (0-5 yrs)
$45,000–$78,000
IBEW Local 494 + 159 5-year apprenticeship · graduated wage scale to journeyman band
Worth knowing: Rockwell Automation HQ Milwaukee is the country's largest industrial automation company and a feature most national trade-career surveys understate for WI. Rockwell Automation (~$9B revenue, the country's largest industrial automation company by revenue, ~5K Milwaukee employees, founded 1903 as Allen-Bradley) operates substantial industrial controls + drives + motors + I/O hardware development — Rockwell's products are deployed in factories worldwide and support a substantial Milwaukee-area industrial electrical maintenance + installation workforce. IBEW Local 494 Milwaukee (~3,500 members) anchors commercial + industrial electrical work — JP Cullen + Boldt + Mortenson + Kraus-Anderson signatory contractor base supports substantial WI healthcare + corporate + industrial construction. The Milwaukee + Madison data center cluster (DataBank Milwaukee + Cologix + Stream Data Centers + Carrier-1) is growing — substantial MEP + power distribution electrical work supporting senior data center electricians at $108-155K TC. WI's 2015 Right-to-Work via Act 1 has affected union density (IBEW WI density down from ~14% in 2014 to ~10% in 2024) but IBEW Locals retain substantial commercial + industrial market share. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies to WI electrician OT for tax years 2025-2028 — cap $12,500 single / $25,000 above-the-line.
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