State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Ohio, $63,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.7% — not 59.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.5%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+34.7%
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
Ohio
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,330
- p25
- $50,040
- p75
- $84,260
- p10
- $45,470
- p90
- $101,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.