State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Iowa
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Iowa, $60,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 63.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.6%
Illinois vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+43.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Iowa
Electricians
- Median
- $60,860
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $79,970
- p10
- $39,770
- p90
- $89,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.