State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Montana vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Montana, $79,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
Montana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $79,960
- p25
- $60,990
- p75
- $94,370
- p10
- $48,250
- p90
- $100,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.