State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In North Dakota, $63,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 58.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.9%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.7%
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
North Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,560
- p25
- $49,760
- p75
- $76,860
- p10
- $45,520
- p90
- $83,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.