State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Iowa vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Iowa, $63,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.2%
Iowa vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,890
- p25
- $51,890
- p75
- $85,320
- p10
- $45,510
- p90
- $97,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.