State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs West Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In West Virginia, $56,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57% — not 75.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.4%
Illinois vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+57%
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
West Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $56,980
- p25
- $44,020
- p75
- $73,700
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $83,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.