State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Mississippi
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Mississippi, $60,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.3% — not 63.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.6%
Illinois vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+42.3%
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
Mississippi
Electricians
- Median
- $60,860
- p25
- $47,350
- p75
- $63,740
- p10
- $38,200
- p90
- $76,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.