State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Maryland, $73,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.2% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.5%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+42.2%
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
Maryland
Electricians
- Median
- $73,490
- p25
- $57,680
- p75
- $96,010
- p10
- $46,450
- p90
- $118,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.