State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Mississippi, $55,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.1% — not 82.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+82.1%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+44.1%
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
Mississippi
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $55,480
- p25
- $41,010
- p75
- $63,040
- p10
- $35,830
- p90
- $75,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.