State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: California vs Oregon
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In California, $76,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.8%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-29.8%
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
Oregon
Electricians
- Median
- $101,310
- p25
- $79,110
- p75
- $121,680
- p10
- $59,550
- p90
- $131,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.