State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Iowa
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Iowa, $63,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.4% — not 56.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.4%
Illinois vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+37.4%
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
Iowa
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,890
- p25
- $51,890
- p75
- $85,320
- p10
- $45,510
- p90
- $97,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.