State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Maryland, $65,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.5% — not 52.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.8%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+60.5%
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
Maryland
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $65,400
- p25
- $54,780
- p75
- $94,890
- p10
- $45,630
- p90
- $108,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.