State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Nebraska
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Nebraska, $60,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.5% — not 63.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.7%
Illinois vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+47.5%
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
Nebraska
Electricians
- Median
- $60,820
- p25
- $48,140
- p75
- $79,130
- p10
- $40,400
- p90
- $94,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.