State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Alabama vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Alabama, $58,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.9% — not 41.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.3%
Alabama vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-33.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $58,670
- p25
- $47,070
- p75
- $64,730
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $76,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $99,950
- p25
- $72,070
- p75
- $120,050
- p10
- $50,250
- p90
- $126,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.