State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Ohio
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Ohio, $63,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.5% — not 57.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.8%
Illinois vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+46.5%
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
Ohio
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,330
- p25
- $50,040
- p75
- $84,260
- p10
- $45,470
- p90
- $101,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.