State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Arkansas vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Arkansas, $48,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.3% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.9%
Arkansas vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-40.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $48,660
- p25
- $39,150
- p75
- $60,580
- p10
- $33,410
- p90
- $68,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.