State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Arkansas, $48,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 51.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.8%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-39.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $48,660
- p25
- $39,150
- p75
- $60,580
- p10
- $33,410
- p90
- $68,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.