State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In North Carolina, $57,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.9% — not 77%.
Nominal pay gap
+77%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+51.9%
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
North Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $57,080
- p25
- $46,550
- p75
- $63,290
- p10
- $38,860
- p90
- $75,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.