State comparison · 2025
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary: Oregon vs Wisconsin
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oregon earn a median of $97,050. In Wisconsin, $81,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.5%
Oregon vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+8.8%
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
Wisconsin
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Median
- $81,210
- p25
- $61,430
- p75
- $103,560
- p10
- $50,020
- p90
- $120,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.