State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Mississippi vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Mississippi, $55,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 42.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.8%
Mississippi vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-32.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $55,480
- p25
- $41,010
- p75
- $63,040
- p10
- $35,830
- p90
- $75,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.