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Pipefitters

Pipefitters - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by area of the country. Apprentices usually begin at about half the wage rate paid to experienced plumbers and pipefitters. Wages increase regularly as their skills improve.

Full-time salaried plumbers may earn benefits. These typically include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. After an initial waiting period, apprentices receive the same benefits as experienced plumbers and pipefitters. 

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (SOC 47-2152)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $32.58 $48.86 $54.13
Yearly $67,762 $101,629 $112,577
    Champaign Area Hourly $29.22 $49.31 $52.35
Yearly $60,780 $102,570 $108,884
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $24.28 $29.73 $48.65
Yearly $50,511 $61,844 $101,197
    Cook County Hourly $37.61 $50.93 $57.04
Yearly $78,214 $105,935 $118,652
    Decatur Area Hourly $25.60 $33.53 $45.05
Yearly $53,245 $69,742 $93,697
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $35.88 $52.69 $57.11
Yearly $74,624 $109,595 $118,797
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $30.35 $45.98 $51.60
Yearly $63,136 $95,638 $107,317
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $26.53 $31.62 $44.73
Yearly $55,185 $65,760 $93,040
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $30.32 $49.54 $54.37
Yearly $63,083 $103,040 $113,081
    Lake County Hourly $36.01 $49.33 $56.55
Yearly $74,894 $102,615 $117,608
    McHenry County Hourly $32.19 $51.75 $55.23
Yearly $66,966 $107,636 $114,881
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $30.87 $44.34 $48.44
Yearly $64,218 $92,235 $100,742
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $26.53 $37.95 $49.09
Yearly $55,178 $78,936 $102,107
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $32.74 $40.55 $49.77
Yearly $68,100 $84,353 $103,519
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $28.12 $39.10 $49.57
Yearly $58,500 $81,319 $103,114
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $28.92 $38.61 $49.02
Yearly $60,153 $80,304 $101,965
    Rockford Area Hourly $37.99 $50.80 $52.97
Yearly $79,016 $105,660 $110,191
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $27.38 $44.47 $49.89
Yearly $56,957 $92,484 $103,776
    Springfield Area Hourly $29.19 $42.23 $50.49
Yearly $60,711 $87,822 $105,031
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $34.80 $43.71 $50.94
Yearly $72,375 $90,920 $105,946
    Vermilion County Hourly $25.83 $30.88 $38.51
Yearly $53,725 $64,234 $80,088
    Will County Hourly $36.16 $50.01 $56.25
Yearly $75,210 $104,009 $116,982
United States Hourly $22.42 $28.89 $37.96
Yearly $46,630 $60,090 $78,960

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.