State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Arizona vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Arizona, $62,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
-36%
Arizona vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-34.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $62,070
- p25
- $49,590
- p75
- $79,610
- p10
- $45,640
- p90
- $100,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.