State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs New Mexico
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In New Mexico, $58,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.2% — not 70.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.5%
Illinois vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+57.2%
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 Mexico
Electricians
- Median
- $58,390
- p25
- $46,730
- p75
- $73,380
- p10
- $36,650
- p90
- $86,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.