State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Minnesota, $94,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
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
Minnesota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $94,410
- p25
- $61,150
- p75
- $108,750
- p10
- $48,720
- p90
- $121,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.