State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Illinois vs Wisconsin
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560. In Wisconsin, $76,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
Illinois vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+22.4%
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
Wisconsin
Electricians
- Median
- $76,540
- p25
- $55,820
- p75
- $93,780
- p10
- $44,830
- p90
- $101,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.