State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Rhode Island
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Rhode Island, $76,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.7% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
Illinois vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+33.7%
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
Rhode Island
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $76,470
- p25
- $58,740
- p75
- $107,350
- p10
- $49,680
- p90
- $110,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.