State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Texas
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Texas, $58,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.1% — not 70%.
Nominal pay gap
+70%
Illinois vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+65.1%
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
Texas
Electricians
- Median
- $58,570
- p25
- $46,670
- p75
- $71,130
- p10
- $37,920
- p90
- $80,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.