State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Tennessee
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Tennessee, $61,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.8% — not 63%.
Nominal pay gap
+63%
Illinois vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+49.8%
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
Tennessee
Electricians
- Median
- $61,090
- p25
- $48,380
- p75
- $76,060
- p10
- $39,600
- p90
- $92,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.