State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Colorado vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Colorado, $63,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.6% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.7%
Colorado vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-38.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,240
- p25
- $52,370
- p75
- $78,740
- p10
- $47,770
- p90
- $100,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.