State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In South Carolina, $53,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.7% — not 87.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+87.3%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+59.7%
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
South Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $53,940
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $64,000
- p10
- $37,660
- p90
- $75,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.