State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Texas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Texas, $59,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.2% — not 67%.
Nominal pay gap
+67%
Illinois vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+62.2%
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
Texas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $59,840
- p25
- $47,380
- p75
- $74,100
- p10
- $38,270
- p90
- $81,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.