State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Texas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Texas, $59,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.3% — not 62.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.2%
Oregon vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+52.3%
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
Texas
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $59,840
- p25
- $47,380
- p75
- $74,100
- p10
- $38,270
- p90
- $81,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.