State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Nebraska vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Nebraska, $60,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.2%
Nebraska vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $60,970
- p25
- $48,280
- p75
- $81,900
- p10
- $42,830
- p90
- $98,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.