State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Pennsylvania
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Pennsylvania, $68,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.6% — not 42.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.6%
Oregon vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+34.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Pennsylvania
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $68,080
- p25
- $57,880
- p75
- $91,820
- p10
- $46,770
- p90
- $134,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.