State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In West Virginia, $56,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.4% — not 77.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.3%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+44.4%
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
West Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $56,980
- p25
- $44,020
- p75
- $73,700
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $83,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.