State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Georgia, $57,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.8% — not 76.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.6%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+54.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Georgia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $57,200
- p25
- $45,130
- p75
- $68,640
- p10
- $37,680
- p90
- $80,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.