State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Oklahoma
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Oklahoma, $57,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.4% — not 72.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.4%
Illinois vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+51.4%
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
Oklahoma
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $57,970
- p25
- $45,300
- p75
- $74,240
- p10
- $37,990
- p90
- $82,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.