State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs South Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In South Carolina, $53,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63% — not 79.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.9%
Oregon vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+63%
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
South Carolina
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $53,940
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $64,000
- p10
- $37,660
- p90
- $75,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.