State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In South Dakota, $61,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 65%.
Nominal pay gap
+65%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+41.4%
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 Dakota
Electricians
- Median
- $61,390
- p25
- $49,660
- p75
- $72,450
- p10
- $44,320
- p90
- $80,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.