State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Montana
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Montana, $76,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.7%
Illinois vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+22.7%
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
Montana
Electricians
- Median
- $76,760
- p25
- $60,400
- p75
- $81,420
- p10
- $49,130
- p90
- $89,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.