State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Minnesota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Minnesota, $94,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 5.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.9%
Illinois vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.4%
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
Minnesota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $94,410
- p25
- $61,150
- p75
- $108,750
- p10
- $48,720
- p90
- $121,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.