State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Arizona, $62,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.6%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-32.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $62,070
- p25
- $49,590
- p75
- $79,610
- p10
- $45,640
- p90
- $100,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.