State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs North Carolina
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In North Carolina, $56,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.3% — not 75.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.3%
Illinois vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+65.3%
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
North Carolina
Electricians
- Median
- $56,800
- p25
- $47,070
- p75
- $61,920
- p10
- $40,130
- p90
- $75,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.