State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Idaho vs Illinois
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Idaho, $52,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.1% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.6%
Idaho vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-45.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $52,380
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $69,640
- p10
- $39,430
- p90
- $82,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.