State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Indiana vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Indiana, $76,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.4%
Indiana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-12.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $76,320
- p25
- $58,010
- p75
- $96,760
- p10
- $46,890
- p90
- $102,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.