State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Washington
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Washington, $81,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.8%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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
Washington
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $81,030
- p25
- $60,030
- p75
- $107,420
- p10
- $49,490
- p90
- $141,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.