State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Michigan
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Michigan, $80,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.6%
Illinois vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
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
Michigan
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $80,190
- p25
- $58,090
- p75
- $95,390
- p10
- $46,560
- p90
- $103,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.