State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In North Carolina, $57,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.5% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.2%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-35.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $57,080
- p25
- $46,550
- p75
- $63,290
- p10
- $38,860
- p90
- $75,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.