State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Vermont
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Vermont, $62,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.6% — not 60.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.8%
Illinois vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+57.6%
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
Vermont
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $62,170
- p25
- $56,140
- p75
- $82,240
- p10
- $48,800
- p90
- $91,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.