State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Kentucky vs Oregon
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In Kentucky, $59,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.4% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.1%
Kentucky vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-32.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Electricians
- Median
- $59,720
- p25
- $46,540
- p75
- $77,920
- p10
- $37,110
- p90
- $85,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.