State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: California vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In California, $72,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.1%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-34.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $72,830
- p25
- $58,980
- p75
- $100,200
- p10
- $47,350
- p90
- $131,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.