State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In South Dakota, $51,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.1% — not 88%.
Nominal pay gap
+88%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+61.1%
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 Dakota
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $51,620
- p25
- $46,140
- p75
- $62,050
- p10
- $39,230
- p90
- $74,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.