State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Utah
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Utah, $61,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.7% — not 61.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.5%
Illinois vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+59.7%
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
Utah
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $61,900
- p25
- $49,120
- p75
- $77,440
- p10
- $43,860
- p90
- $83,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.