State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In New Jersey, $78,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.1%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
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
New Jersey
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $78,240
- p25
- $61,810
- p75
- $106,830
- p10
- $48,720
- p90
- $136,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.