State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs South Carolina
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In South Carolina, $58,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.8% — not 69.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.5%
Illinois vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+58.8%
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
South Carolina
Electricians
- Median
- $58,740
- p25
- $47,910
- p75
- $66,190
- p10
- $44,330
- p90
- $77,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.