State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Illinois vs Wyoming
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Illinois earn a median of $99,950. In Wyoming, $62,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.5% — not 60.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.2%
Illinois vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+48.5%
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
Wyoming
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $62,410
- p25
- $48,370
- p75
- $72,800
- p10
- $43,770
- p90
- $80,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.