State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Virginia
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Virginia, $62,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60% — not 58.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.3%
Illinois vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+60%
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
Virginia
Electricians
- Median
- $62,900
- p25
- $49,410
- p75
- $78,190
- p10
- $40,780
- p90
- $105,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.