State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs New York
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In New York, $77,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.2% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+39.2%
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 York
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $77,490
- p25
- $59,960
- p75
- $101,230
- p10
- $46,130
- p90
- $130,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.