State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Nebraska, $60,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 65.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.7%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+35.8%
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
Nebraska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $60,970
- p25
- $48,280
- p75
- $81,900
- p10
- $42,830
- p90
- $98,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.