State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,020. In Wisconsin, $81,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.4%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+6.5%
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
Wisconsin
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $81,210
- p25
- $61,430
- p75
- $103,560
- p10
- $50,020
- p90
- $120,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.