State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Tennessee
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Tennessee, $58,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.2% — not 65.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.6%
Oregon vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+47.2%
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
Tennessee
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $58,600
- p25
- $47,260
- p75
- $73,460
- p10
- $38,520
- p90
- $82,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.