State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In North Carolina, $56,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.9%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-38.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Electricians
- Median
- $56,800
- p25
- $47,070
- p75
- $61,920
- p10
- $40,130
- p90
- $75,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.