State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Tennessee
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Tennessee, $58,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.7% — not 70.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.6%
Illinois vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+56.7%
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
Tennessee
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $58,600
- p25
- $47,260
- p75
- $73,460
- p10
- $38,520
- p90
- $82,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.