State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In New Mexico, $61,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.9% — not 64.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.4%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+37.9%
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 Mexico
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $61,440
- p25
- $45,190
- p75
- $78,210
- p10
- $36,160
- p90
- $87,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.