State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs South Dakota
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In South Dakota, $61,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.7% — not 62.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.2%
Illinois vs South Dakota
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
South Dakota
Electricians
- Median
- $61,390
- p25
- $49,660
- p75
- $72,450
- p10
- $44,320
- p90
- $80,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.