State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In New Jersey, $77,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
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
New Jersey
Electricians
- Median
- $77,250
- p25
- $62,400
- p75
- $121,110
- p10
- $48,570
- p90
- $130,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.