State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Connecticut vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Connecticut, $77,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.4% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Connecticut vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-25.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $77,280
- p25
- $57,570
- p75
- $94,440
- p10
- $45,670
- p90
- $102,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.