State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Iowa vs Oregon
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In Iowa, $60,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.3% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.9%
Iowa vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-29.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Electricians
- Median
- $60,860
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $79,970
- p10
- $39,770
- p90
- $89,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
Oregon
Electricians
- Median
- $101,310
- p25
- $79,110
- p75
- $121,680
- p10
- $59,550
- p90
- $131,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.