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State comparison · 2025

Electricians salary: Illinois vs Maine

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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
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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
See full breakdown for Maine

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.