State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Michigan
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Michigan, $76,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.5%
Illinois vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+25.6%
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
Michigan
Electricians
- Median
- $76,270
- p25
- $50,360
- p75
- $92,300
- p10
- $42,980
- p90
- $103,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.