State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Idaho, $52,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.6% — not 92.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.9%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+67.6%
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
Idaho
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $52,380
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $69,640
- p10
- $39,430
- p90
- $82,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.