Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Illinois

Median $47.87 an hour for 23,120 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$47.87/hrMedian hourly wageIllinois, May data
$99,560/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.67 – $59.4510th to 90th percentilehourly range
23,120Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Electrician pay in Illinois: the full range

Wage percentiles, IllinoisMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrIllinois: 10th $23.67 · 25th $35.35 · median $47.87 · 75th $56.47 · 90th $59.45Illinois$47.87$23.67$59.45United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Illinois vs United States, May 2025.

Illinois ranks 2nd of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 1st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $47.87). 23,120 electricians work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$23.67 – $35.35$49,240 – $73,520roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$35.35 – $56.47$73,520 – $117,460the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$56.47 – $59.45$117,460 – $123,660the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Illinois

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrKankakee: $50.72Kankakee$50.72Chicago: $49.21Chicago$49.21Champaign: $48.23Champaign$48.23Rockford: $44.85Rockford$44.85Springfield: $40.76Springfield$40.76Decatur: $38.95Decatur$38.95Peoria: $38.68Peoria$38.68Bloomington: $38.19Bloomington$38.19St. Louis: $37.10St. Louis$37.10Davenport: $36.99Davenport$36.99Paducah: $35.54Paducah$35.54Cape Girardeau: $28.71Cape Girardeau$28.71
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Illinois, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Kankakee$28.55$50.72$53.601406% above
Chicago$23.99$49.21$59.6517,7203% above
Champaign$23.06$48.23$50.824101% above
Rockford$28.22$44.85$60.143706% below
Springfield$22.52$40.76$56.0433015% below
Decatur$23.74$38.95$57.2240019% below
Peoria$22.13$38.68$52.1688019% below
Bloomington$18.32$38.19$50.2333020% below
St. Louis$22.54$37.10$50.395,92022% below
Davenport$19.54$36.99$49.271,45023% below
Paducah$18.71$35.54$43.0240026% below
Cape Girardeau$21.42$28.71$47.7915040% below

Electrician wages in Illinois over time

Illinois, 1999-2025IllinoisUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50$60200020052010201520202025$47.87Illinois$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Illinois vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIllinois $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$24.59$47.52$19.1335,260
2000$26.02$48.65$19.2928,520
2001$23.28$42.32$19.6027,400
2002$24.48$43.81$19.9029,790
2003$25.99$45.47$20.0428,270
2004$25.90$44.14$20.3327,370
2005$27.05$44.59$20.5726,890
2006$29.55$47.19$20.9722,700
2007$33.05$51.32$21.5326,650
2008$34.16$51.08$22.3227,070
2009$34.01$51.04$22.6825,750
2010$33.90$50.05$23.2022,940
2011$34.88$49.92$23.7123,310
2012$35.15$49.29$23.9623,740
2013$35.67$49.30$24.2822,790
2014$36.51$49.65$24.5722,680
2015$35.61$48.37$24.9422,220
2016$37.43$50.21$25.3520,330
2017$37.19$48.85$26.0122,810
2018$38.35$49.17$26.5324,410
2019$39.17$49.33$27.0125,400
2020$40.38$50.23$27.3623,410
2021$42.74$50.78$28.8721,050
2022$42.73$47.01$28.9619,910
2023$45.72$48.31$29.6121,890
2024$46.33$47.55$29.9822,880
2025$47.87$47.87$30.3823,120

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Illinois changed by -1.0% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Illinois

On federally funded construction in Illinois, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 102 of the 102 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $83.99 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $47.87.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ILAdams: $83.99 (union)Alexander: $71.70 (union)Bond: $83.99 (union)Boone: $83.99 (union)Brown: $83.99 (union)Bureau: $83.99 (union)Calhoun: $83.99 (union)Carroll: $83.99 (union)Cass: $83.99 (union)Champaign: $71.70 (union)Christian: $71.70 (union)Clark: $71.70 (union)Clay: $71.70 (union)Clinton: $83.99 (union)Coles: $71.70 (union)Cook: $100.64 (union)Crawford: $71.70 (union)Cumberland: $71.70 (union)DeKalb: $83.99 (union)De Witt: $71.70 (union)Douglas: $71.70 (union)DuPage: $103.64 (union)Edgar: $71.70 (union)Edwards: $71.70 (union)Effingham: $71.70 (union)Fayette: $71.70 (union)Ford: $71.70 (union)Franklin: $71.70 (union)Fulton: $83.99 (union)Gallatin: $71.70 (union)Greene: $83.99 (union)Grundy: $103.64 (union)Hamilton: $71.70 (union)Hancock: $83.99 (union)Hardin: $71.70 (union)Henderson: $83.99 (union)Henry: $83.99 (union)Iroquois: $71.70 (union)Jackson: $71.70 (union)Jasper: $71.70 (union)Jefferson: $71.70 (union)Jersey: $83.99 (union)Jo Daviess: $83.99 (union)Johnson: $71.70 (union)Kane: $103.64 (union)Kankakee: $96.60 (union)Kendall: $103.64 (union)Knox: $83.99 (union)Lake: $103.64 (union)LaSalle: $83.99 (union)Lawrence: $71.70 (union)Lee: $83.99 (union)Livingston: $83.99 (union)Logan: $83.99 (union)McDonough: $83.99 (union)McHenry: $103.64 (union)McLean: $83.99 (union)Macon: $72.16 (union)Macoupin: $83.99 (union)Madison: $82.68 (union)Marion: $71.70 (union)Marshall: $83.99 (union)Mason: $83.99 (union)Massac: $71.70 (union)Menard: $83.99 (union)Mercer: $83.99 (union)Monroe: $83.99 (union)Montgomery: $83.99 (union)Morgan: $83.99 (union)Moultrie: $71.70 (union)Ogle: $83.99 (union)Peoria: $63.74 (union)Perry: $71.70 (union)Piatt: $71.70 (union)Pike: $83.99 (union)Pope: $71.70 (union)Pulaski: $71.70 (union)Putnam: $83.99 (union)Randolph: $83.99 (union)Richland: $71.70 (union)Rock Island: $83.99 (union)St. Clair: $82.68 (union)Saline: $71.70 (union)Sangamon: $41.95 (union)Schuyler: $83.99 (union)Scott: $83.99 (union)Shelby: $71.70 (union)Stark: $83.99 (union)Stephenson: $83.99 (union)Tazewell: $63.74 (union)Union: $71.70 (union)Vermilion: $71.70 (union)Wabash: $71.70 (union)Warren: $83.99 (union)Washington: $83.99 (union)Wayne: $71.70 (union)White: $71.70 (union)Whiteside: $83.99 (union)Will: $103.64 (union)Williamson: $71.70 (union)Winnebago: $83.99 (union)Woodford: $83.99 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$71.70$83.99
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for electricians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$0$25$50$75$100$125/hrDuPage (Chicago): market median $49.21, prevailing (union) $103.64, gap +$54.43DuPage (Chicago)+$54.43Henry (Davenport): market median $36.99, prevailing (union) $83.99, gap +$47.00Henry (Davenport)+$47.00Bond (St. Louis): market median $37.10, prevailing (union) $83.99, gap +$46.89Bond (St. Louis)+$46.89Kankakee (Kankakee): market median $50.72, prevailing (union) $96.60, gap +$45.88Kankakee (Kankakee)+$45.88McLean (Bloomington): market median $38.19, prevailing (union) $83.99, gap +$45.80McLean (Bloomington)+$45.80Marshall (Peoria): market median $38.68, prevailing (union) $83.99, gap +$45.31Marshall (Peoria)+$45.31Menard (Springfield): market median $40.76, prevailing (union) $83.99, gap +$43.23Menard (Springfield)+$43.23Alexander (Cape Girardeau): market median $28.71, prevailing (union) $71.70, gap +$42.99Alexander (Cape Girardeau)+$42.99Boone (Rockford): market median $44.85, prevailing (union) $83.99, gap +$39.14Boone (Rockford)+$39.14Massac (Paducah): market median $35.54, prevailing (union) $71.70, gap +$36.16Massac (Paducah)+$36.16Macon (Decatur): market median $38.95, prevailing (union) $72.16, gap +$33.21Macon (Decatur)+$33.21Champaign (Champaign): market median $48.23, prevailing (union) $71.70, gap +$23.47Champaign (Champaign)+$23.47
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Illinois.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
DuPageUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
GrundyUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
KaneUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
KendallUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
LakeUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
McHenryUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
WillUnion ELEC0150-002 2025-06-02$51.87$51.77$103.64IL20260008
CookUnion ELEC0134-001 2025-06-02$57.75$42.89$100.64IL20260009
KankakeeUnion ELEC0176-007 2023-06-01$51.60$45.00$96.60IL20260006
AdamsUnion ELEC0649-001 2025-12-28$54.53$29.46$83.99IL20260001
BondUnion ELEC0649-001 2025-12-28$54.53$29.46$83.99IL20260001
BooneUnion ELEC0649-001 2025-12-28$54.53$29.46$83.99IL20260001
BrownUnion ELEC0649-001 2025-12-28$54.53$29.46$83.99IL20260001
BureauUnion ELEC0649-001 2025-12-28$54.53$29.46$83.99IL20260001
CalhounUnion ELEC0649-001 2025-12-28$54.53$29.46$83.99IL20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Illinois prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Illinois?

271.6kConstruction jobsIllinois, 2026-08
+6.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025272kAug 2026
Construction employment in Illinois (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just electricians), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Stephenson County154$158,671$3,051
LaSalle County230$118,002$2,269
DuPage County5,052$117,321$2,256
Cook County10,944$107,246$2,062
Whiteside County204$106,069$2,040
Madison County872$105,704$2,033
St. Clair County318$104,791$2,015
Henry County416$101,599$1,954
Winnebago County275$97,334$1,872
Will County1,006$97,015$1,866
Saline County144$96,135$1,849
Macon County558$94,542$1,818

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Illinois?

The median electrician in Illinois earned $47.87 an hour ($99,560 a year) in May 2025, 58% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $35.35–$56.47; the top 10% earn more than $59.45.

Where does Illinois rank for electrician pay?

Illinois ranks 2nd of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $47.87 an hour, and 1st after adjusting for Illinois's cost of living (BEA price parity 100.0, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Illinois?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 102 counties, with a typical package of $83.99 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Illinois?

BLS counted 23,120 electricians in Illinois in May 2025, 3.8 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.78; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois and metro areas, SOC 47-2111.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.