State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Massachusetts
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Massachusetts, $79,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
Illinois vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+32.6%
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
Massachusetts
Electricians
- Median
- $79,420
- p25
- $57,860
- p75
- $100,480
- p10
- $46,990
- p90
- $128,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.