State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Connecticut vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Connecticut, $77,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.1%
Connecticut vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-24.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Electricians
- Median
- $77,540
- p25
- $58,060
- p75
- $95,070
- p10
- $47,680
- p90
- $104,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.