State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: California vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In California, $72,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-28.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $72,830
- p25
- $58,980
- p75
- $100,200
- p10
- $47,350
- p90
- $131,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.