State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Oregon vs South Carolina
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In South Carolina, $58,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.3% — not 72.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.5%
Oregon vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+56.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Carolina
Electricians
- Median
- $58,740
- p25
- $47,910
- p75
- $66,190
- p10
- $44,330
- p90
- $77,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.