State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Washington
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Washington, $95,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 4.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.6%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.9%
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
Washington
Electricians
- Median
- $95,220
- p25
- $66,630
- p75
- $121,530
- p10
- $52,170
- p90
- $133,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.