State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Nebraska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Nebraska, $60,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.7% — not 63.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.9%
Illinois vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+47.7%
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
Nebraska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $60,970
- p25
- $48,280
- p75
- $81,900
- p10
- $42,830
- p90
- $98,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.