State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs South Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In South Carolina, $53,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.6% — not 85.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.3%
Illinois vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+73.6%
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
South Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $53,940
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $64,000
- p10
- $37,660
- p90
- $75,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.