State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Alabama, $58,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.9%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $58,670
- p25
- $47,070
- p75
- $64,730
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $76,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $101,020
- p25
- $74,630
- p75
- $114,400
- p10
- $52,310
- p90
- $117,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.