State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In New Jersey, $78,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+39%
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 Jersey
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $78,240
- p25
- $61,810
- p75
- $106,830
- p10
- $48,720
- p90
- $136,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.