State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Rhode Island, $76,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+23%
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
Rhode Island
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $76,470
- p25
- $58,740
- p75
- $107,350
- p10
- $49,680
- p90
- $110,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.