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Electricians pay in Athens-Clarke County, GA and Kankakee, IL
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Electricians is $49,750 per year in Athens-Clarke County, GA. It is $105,500 per year in Kankakee, IL. Athens-Clarke County, GA is 52.8% below Kankakee, IL on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 47-2111 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 390 wage and salary jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA and 140 in Kankakee, IL. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings