SOC 47-2111 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electricians make in Decatur, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Decatur, IL is $81,020. The 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $119,020. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$81,020

10th percentile
$49,370
25th percentile
$72,350
Median
$81,020
75th percentile
$104,600
90th percentile
$119,020
Mean
$87,430

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $119,020. The difference is $69,650, which is 86.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $72,350 to the 75th at $104,600, covers $32,250.

The mean annual wage is $87,430, which sits above the median of $81,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Decatur, IL median is 28.2% higher than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,629, which is 45% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.6% lower than the Illinois median of $99,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, IL is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $91,629 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electricians. Decatur, IL ranks 8th of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Springfield, IL is 39 miles away, with a median of $84,780 and employment of 330. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,412, against $91,629 here.
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $100,320 and employment of 410. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,215, against $91,629 here.
  • Bloomington, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $79,430 and employment of 330. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,918, against $91,629 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.88% of wage-and-salary employment in Decatur, IL (400 of 45,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.80 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Decatur, IL · Electricians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Electricians make in Decatur, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Decatur, IL is $81,020. The 10th percentile is $49,370 and the 90th percentile is $119,020. Employment is 400.

How does that compare with the national median for Electricians?

The local median is 28.2% higher than the national median of $63,190.

What is Electricians pay in Decatur, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, IL is 88.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,020 is $91,629. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Decatur, IL compare with nearby metros for Electricians?

Springfield, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $84,780. Decatur, IL ranks 8th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.