State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Alabama vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Alabama, $55,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37% — not 44.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.1%
Alabama vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-37%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Electricians
- Median
- $55,690
- p25
- $46,120
- p75
- $64,450
- p10
- $37,640
- p90
- $78,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Illinois
Electricians
- Median
- $99,560
- p25
- $73,520
- p75
- $117,460
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $123,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.