State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Virginia, $60,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.9% — not 60.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.5%
Oregon vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+56.9%
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
Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $60,470
- p25
- $49,350
- p75
- $71,780
- p10
- $43,970
- p90
- $78,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.