State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs North Dakota
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In North Dakota, $65,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 51.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.5%
Illinois vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
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 Dakota
Electricians
- Median
- $65,710
- p25
- $56,920
- p75
- $80,510
- p10
- $46,440
- p90
- $101,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.