State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: California vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In California, $72,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
-25%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-29.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $72,830
- p25
- $58,980
- p75
- $100,200
- p10
- $47,350
- p90
- $131,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.