State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs West Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In West Virginia, $56,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.4% — not 70.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.3%
Oregon vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+47.4%
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
West Virginia
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $56,980
- p25
- $44,020
- p75
- $73,700
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $83,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.