State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In District of Columbia, $78,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 20.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.7%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-27.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Electricians
- Median
- $78,970
- p25
- $61,240
- p75
- $122,050
- p10
- $51,950
- p90
- $125,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.