State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Oklahoma
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Oklahoma, $61,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.3% — not 63.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.2%
Illinois vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+43.3%
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
Oklahoma
Electricians
- Median
- $61,010
- p25
- $47,640
- p75
- $76,510
- p10
- $37,900
- p90
- $92,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.