State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Arizona vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Arizona, $62,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.3% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.9%
Arizona vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-38.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $62,070
- p25
- $49,590
- p75
- $79,610
- p10
- $45,640
- p90
- $100,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.