State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Pennsylvania, $68,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 48.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.4%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+31.8%
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
Pennsylvania
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $68,080
- p25
- $57,880
- p75
- $91,820
- p10
- $46,770
- p90
- $134,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.