State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Michigan vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Michigan, $80,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 17.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.4%
Michigan vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $80,190
- p25
- $58,090
- p75
- $95,390
- p10
- $46,560
- p90
- $103,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.