State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Massachusetts vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Massachusetts, $93,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 3.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.3%
Massachusetts vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $93,880
- p25
- $61,860
- p75
- $108,430
- p10
- $52,010
- p90
- $135,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.