State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs North Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In North Carolina, $57,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.1% — not 75.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.1%
Illinois vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+65.1%
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
North Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $57,080
- p25
- $46,550
- p75
- $63,290
- p10
- $38,860
- p90
- $75,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.