State comparison · 2025
Electricians salary: Oregon vs West Virginia
Electricians in Oregon earn a median of $101,310. In West Virginia, $64,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.3% — not 56.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.3%
Oregon vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.3%
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
West Virginia
Electricians
- Median
- $64,810
- p25
- $48,610
- p75
- $83,920
- p10
- $43,620
- p90
- $95,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.