State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Delaware vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Delaware, $63,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.9% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
-36%
Delaware vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-35.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Electricians
- Median
- $63,700
- p25
- $48,040
- p75
- $90,510
- p10
- $38,280
- p90
- $105,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.