State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Maine
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Maine, $75,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
Illinois vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
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
Maine
Electricians
- Median
- $75,380
- p25
- $62,930
- p75
- $84,390
- p10
- $54,180
- p90
- $115,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.