State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Michigan, $80,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
+26%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
Michigan
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $80,190
- p25
- $58,090
- p75
- $95,390
- p10
- $46,560
- p90
- $103,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.