State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Ohio
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Ohio, $64,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.8% — not 53.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.9%
Illinois vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+42.8%
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
Ohio
Electricians
- Median
- $64,700
- p25
- $50,120
- p75
- $80,500
- p10
- $40,750
- p90
- $99,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.