State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Missouri
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Missouri, $65,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.2% — not 52.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.2%
Illinois vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+38.2%
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
Missouri
Electricians
- Median
- $65,410
- p25
- $49,810
- p75
- $93,760
- p10
- $43,860
- p90
- $104,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.