State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Kentucky, $64,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 57.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.5%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
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
Kentucky
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $64,160
- p25
- $50,000
- p75
- $84,840
- p10
- $44,860
- p90
- $94,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.