State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Vermont, $62,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.9% — not 62.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.5%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+44.9%
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
Vermont
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $62,170
- p25
- $56,140
- p75
- $82,240
- p10
- $48,800
- p90
- $91,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.