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State comparison · 2025

Electricians salary: Illinois vs Pennsylvania

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Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Pennsylvania, $67,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.7% — not 47.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+47.3%
Illinois vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+43.7%
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
See full breakdown for Illinois

Pennsylvania

Electricians

Median
$67,600
p25
$55,140
p75
$95,500
p10
$45,600
p90
$122,620
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.