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Plumber salary in Oregon

The middle half of plumbers in Oregon earned $36.02 to $60.77 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $70.72 or more.1 The median is 52% above the US median.2

$46.66median an hour
$97,050median a year
10th
$27.99
25th
$36.02
Median
$46.66
75th
$60.77
90th
$70.72
10th
$58,230
25th
$74,920
Median
$97,050
75th
$126,400
90th
$147,100
Percentiles of plumber pay in Oregon, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Oregon cities pay plumbers the most?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro has the highest median of the 7 metro areas below, $48.56 an hour; Medford has the lowest, $37.71.1

  1. Portland–Vancouver$48.56
  2. Bend$44.39
  3. Eugene–Springfield$40.82
  4. Albany$40.68
  5. Salem$38.76
  6. Corvallis$38.65
  7. Medford$37.71
Oregon median $46.66 an hour

Do plumbers make $100,000 a year in Oregon?

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($97,050) and the 75th percentile ($126,400).1

How much do new plumbers make in Oregon?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Oregon earned $27.99 an hour or less ($58,230 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $36.02 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Oregon?

Projections Central expects Oregon to go from 6,640 plumber jobs in 2024 to 7,410 in 2034, a change of 11.7%, with about 640 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Oregon6,6407,41011.7%640
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Oregon?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in Oregon. General contractors have the highest median, $49.55 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$49.55$103,0707,890
Electricians$48.71$101,31010,590
Plumbers$46.66$97,0505,370
HVAC Technicians$30.26$62,9403,980
Roofers$28.35$58,9703,430

Where to train in Oregon

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Oregon, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)