State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Idaho vs Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Idaho, $63,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.7% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.7%
Idaho vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-33.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Electricians
- Median
- $63,000
- p25
- $48,380
- p75
- $82,040
- p10
- $38,830
- p90
- $95,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.