State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Wisconsin
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Wisconsin, $81,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
Illinois vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+15.8%
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
Wisconsin
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $81,210
- p25
- $61,430
- p75
- $103,560
- p10
- $50,020
- p90
- $120,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.