State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Alaska, $89,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 10.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.2%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Electricians
- Median
- $89,440
- p25
- $66,780
- p75
- $105,550
- p10
- $58,420
- p90
- $123,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.