State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Indiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Indiana, $76,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
+31%
Illinois vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Indiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $76,320
- p25
- $58,010
- p75
- $96,760
- p10
- $46,890
- p90
- $102,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.