Plumber Salary in Illinois
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Median in Illinois
$99,950
$48.05/hr
10th percentile
$50,250
90th percentile
$126,430
Jobs (wage & salary)
16,750
BLS groups plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in one occupation; wage-and-salary workers, excludes overtime and the self-employed.
The median annual wage for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Illinois was $99,950 in May 2025, $36,150 above the national median of $63,800.
The middle half earned between $72,070 (25th percentile) and $120,050 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 100, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $99,992.
This adjustment is our arithmetic, not a BLS figure.
BLS wages exclude overtime, shift differentials and sign-on or holiday bonuses, and cover wage-and-salary workers only.