State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs West Virginia
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In West Virginia, $64,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.5% — not 53.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.6%
Illinois vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+37.5%
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
West Virginia
Electricians
- Median
- $64,810
- p25
- $48,610
- p75
- $83,920
- p10
- $43,620
- p90
- $95,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.