State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Missouri
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Missouri, $66,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.9% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
Illinois vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+35.9%
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
Missouri
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $66,790
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $100,240
- p10
- $44,780
- p90
- $117,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.