State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs North Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In North Dakota, $63,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40% — not 57.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.3%
Illinois vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+40%
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 Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,560
- p25
- $49,760
- p75
- $76,860
- p10
- $45,520
- p90
- $83,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.