State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Arkansas vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Arkansas, $49,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.3% — not 50.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.7%
Arkansas vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-43.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Electricians
- Median
- $49,070
- p25
- $38,550
- p75
- $62,380
- p10
- $34,910
- p90
- $74,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.