State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Indiana, $76,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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
Indiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $76,320
- p25
- $58,010
- p75
- $96,760
- p10
- $46,890
- p90
- $102,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.