State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Rhode Island
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Rhode Island, $74,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.4%
Illinois vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+37.5%
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
Rhode Island
Electricians
- Median
- $74,090
- p25
- $58,410
- p75
- $95,700
- p10
- $42,990
- p90
- $102,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.