State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Idaho vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Idaho, $52,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.6% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
-46%
Idaho vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-41.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $52,380
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $69,640
- p10
- $39,430
- p90
- $82,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.