State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Maine
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Maine, $64,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.6% — not 56.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.2%
Illinois vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+51.6%
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
Maine
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $64,000
- p25
- $61,300
- p75
- $75,720
- p10
- $48,120
- p90
- $80,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.