State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Connecticut, $77,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $77,280
- p25
- $57,570
- p75
- $94,440
- p10
- $45,670
- p90
- $102,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.