State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs New Hampshire
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In New Hampshire, $66,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.9% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
Illinois vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+55.9%
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
New Hampshire
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $66,810
- p25
- $52,610
- p75
- $77,080
- p10
- $44,850
- p90
- $87,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.