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Plumber salary in Illinois

The middle half of plumbers in Illinois earned $34.65 to $57.72 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $60.79 or more.1 The median is 57% above the US median.2

$48.05median an hour
$99,950median a year
10th
$24.16
25th
$34.65
Median
$48.05
75th
$57.72
90th
$60.79
10th
$50,250
25th
$72,070
Median
$99,950
75th
$120,050
90th
$126,430
Percentiles of plumber pay in Illinois, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Illinois cities pay plumbers the most?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin has the highest median of the 8 metro areas below, $49.70 an hour; Decatur has the lowest, $36.90.1

  1. Chicago–Naperville$49.70
  2. Champaign–Urbana$45.93
  3. Springfield$45.37
  4. Rockford$45.31
  5. Peoria$40.91
  6. Kankakee$39.24
  7. Bloomington$37.36
  8. Decatur$36.90
Illinois median $48.05 an hour

Do plumbers make $100,000 a year in Illinois?

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($99,950) and the 75th percentile ($120,050).1

How much do new plumbers make in Illinois?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Illinois earned $24.16 an hour or less ($50,250 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $34.65 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Illinois?

Projections Central expects Illinois to go from 19,580 plumber jobs in 2024 to 20,610 in 2034, a change of 5.2%, with about 1,730 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Illinois19,58020,6105.2%1,730
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Illinois?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Illinois. General contractors have the highest median, $50.84 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$50.84$105,75019,340
Plumbers$48.05$99,95016,750
Electricians$47.87$99,56023,120
Roofers$37.45$77,9005,300
HVAC Technicians$37.21$77,4109,740

Where to train in Illinois

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Illinois, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)