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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Salary in IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay in IL have a median annual salary of $107,470, with 420 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $95,340 at the 10th percentile to $130,050 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$107,470

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$51.67

Employment

420

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$95,340
10th
$100,060
25th
$107,470
Median
$119,590
75th
$130,050
90th

Local compared with national

IL

$107,470

Median annual · 2025

United States

$103,020

Median annual · 2025

The IL median is 4.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,450).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.6
  3. 3.RepairingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.TroubleshootingImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.3
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  9. 9.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Fluke Corporation FlukeView Forms
  • Megger PowerDB
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • OMICRON Test Universe
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
  • Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
  • Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
  • Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
  • Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
  • Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
  • Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
  • Run signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, and record results.
  • Maintain inventories of spare parts for all equipment, requisitioning parts as necessary.
  • Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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