State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Delaware, $64,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.4% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.9%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-29.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $64,720
- p25
- $51,860
- p75
- $77,830
- p10
- $40,990
- p90
- $95,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.