47-2152 - BLS OEWS 2025
Plumbers & pipefitters wages in Illinois
The BLS reported a $48.05 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in Illinois in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$48.05
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$24.16-$60.79
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
16,750
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#2
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Illinois's median is +$17.33 per hour above the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.72).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 16,750 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $43.85 in 2019 to $48.05 in 2025, a +10% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $43.85 |
| 2020 | $44.74 |
| 2021 | $45.71 |
| 2022 | $47.29 |
| 2023 | $45.43 |
| 2024 | $46.25 |
| 2025 | $48.05 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Plumbers & pipefitters in Illinois. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.