State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Tennessee, $58,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.2% — not 72.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.4%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+44.2%
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
Tennessee
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $58,600
- p25
- $47,260
- p75
- $73,460
- p10
- $38,520
- p90
- $82,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.