State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Minnesota vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Minnesota, $94,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 2.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.7%
Minnesota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $94,410
- p25
- $61,150
- p75
- $108,750
- p10
- $48,720
- p90
- $121,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.