State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: California vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In California, $76,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.9% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-30.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Electricians
- Median
- $76,160
- p25
- $59,280
- p75
- $103,000
- p10
- $46,800
- p90
- $140,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.