State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In South Dakota, $51,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.8% — not 95.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+95.7%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+57.8%
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
South Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $51,620
- p25
- $46,140
- p75
- $62,050
- p10
- $39,230
- p90
- $74,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.