State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Louisiana, $63,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 58.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+27.3%
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
Louisiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,680
- p25
- $50,750
- p75
- $74,870
- p10
- $38,120
- p90
- $79,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.