State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Arkansas vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Arkansas, $48,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 51.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.3%
Arkansas vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-44%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $48,660
- p25
- $39,150
- p75
- $60,580
- p10
- $33,410
- p90
- $68,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.