State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Maine, $64,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.5% — not 57.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.8%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+39.5%
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
Maine
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $64,000
- p25
- $61,300
- p75
- $75,720
- p10
- $48,120
- p90
- $80,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.