State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Missouri, $66,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 51.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.3%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+25%
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
Missouri
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $66,790
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $100,240
- p10
- $44,780
- p90
- $117,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.