State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Kentucky
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Kentucky, $59,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.4% — not 66.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.7%
Illinois vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+50.4%
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
Kentucky
Electricians
- Median
- $59,720
- p25
- $46,540
- p75
- $77,920
- p10
- $37,110
- p90
- $85,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.