State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Kansas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Kansas, $65,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.1% — not 53.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.3%
Illinois vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+38.1%
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
Kansas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $65,220
- p25
- $49,230
- p75
- $84,870
- p10
- $39,130
- p90
- $109,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.