State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Louisiana vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Louisiana, $63,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Louisiana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-23.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,680
- p25
- $50,750
- p75
- $74,870
- p10
- $38,120
- p90
- $79,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.