State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Louisiana, $63,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 57%.
Nominal pay gap
+57%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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
Louisiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,680
- p25
- $50,750
- p75
- $74,870
- p10
- $38,120
- p90
- $79,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.