State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Georgia vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Georgia, $57,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.6% — not 42.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.8%
Georgia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-40.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $57,200
- p25
- $45,130
- p75
- $68,640
- p10
- $37,680
- p90
- $80,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.