State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Louisiana, $61,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.7% — not 61.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.8%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+42.7%
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
Louisiana
Electricians
- Median
- $61,540
- p25
- $48,910
- p75
- $72,840
- p10
- $38,750
- p90
- $81,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.