State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Iowa, $63,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 58.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
Iowa
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,890
- p25
- $51,890
- p75
- $85,320
- p10
- $45,510
- p90
- $97,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.