State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Rhode Island
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Rhode Island, $76,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 26.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.9%
Oregon vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+25.6%
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
Rhode Island
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $76,470
- p25
- $58,740
- p75
- $107,350
- p10
- $49,680
- p90
- $110,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.