State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Alaska, $93,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 6%.
Nominal pay gap
-6%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $93,920
- p25
- $73,640
- p75
- $102,820
- p10
- $53,730
- p90
- $122,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.