State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Alabama vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Alabama, $58,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.6% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.5%
Alabama vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-29.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $58,670
- p25
- $47,070
- p75
- $64,730
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $76,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $97,050
- p25
- $74,920
- p75
- $126,400
- p10
- $58,230
- p90
- $147,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.