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State comparison · 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades salary: Illinois vs Tennessee

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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades in Illinois earn a median of $105,750. In Tennessee, $74,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 42%.

Nominal pay gap
+42%
Illinois vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+30.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Illinois

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades

Median
$105,750
p25
$82,550
p75
$124,460
p10
$62,500
p90
$132,590
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
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Tennessee

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades

Median
$74,470
p25
$59,190
p75
$93,130
p10
$49,000
p90
$108,320
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
91.9
See full breakdown for Tennessee

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.