State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Kansas
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Kansas, $65,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 51.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.2%
Illinois vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
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
Kansas
Electricians
- Median
- $65,860
- p25
- $51,320
- p75
- $80,560
- p10
- $42,660
- p90
- $96,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.