State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Colorado, $63,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.3% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.4%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-33.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,240
- p25
- $52,370
- p75
- $78,740
- p10
- $47,770
- p90
- $100,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.