State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Florida vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Florida, $52,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.8% — not 47.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.1%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-48.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $52,910
- p25
- $47,220
- p75
- $62,820
- p10
- $38,940
- p90
- $73,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.