State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Montana, $79,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+8.7%
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
Montana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $79,960
- p25
- $60,990
- p75
- $94,370
- p10
- $48,250
- p90
- $100,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.