State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs New York
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In New York, $78,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.4% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+36.4%
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 York
Electricians
- Median
- $78,750
- p25
- $60,480
- p75
- $106,420
- p10
- $45,740
- p90
- $131,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.