State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: New Mexico vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In New Mexico, $61,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.7%
New Mexico vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-29%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $61,440
- p25
- $45,190
- p75
- $78,210
- p10
- $36,160
- p90
- $87,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.