State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Virginia, $60,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.1% — not 65.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.3%
Illinois vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+67.1%
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
Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $60,470
- p25
- $49,350
- p75
- $71,780
- p10
- $43,970
- p90
- $78,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.