State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Alaska, $93,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
-7%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-0.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $93,920
- p25
- $73,640
- p75
- $102,820
- p10
- $53,730
- p90
- $122,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.