State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: North Dakota vs Oregon
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In North Dakota, $63,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.5%
North Dakota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-23.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $63,560
- p25
- $49,760
- p75
- $76,860
- p10
- $45,520
- p90
- $83,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.