Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Oregon

Median $46.66 an hour for 5,370 plumbers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$46.66/hrMedian hourly wageOregon, May data
$97,050/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$27.99 – $70.7210th to 90th percentilehourly range
5,370Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Plumber pay in Oregon: the full range

Wage percentiles, OregonMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrOregon: 10th $27.99 · 25th $36.02 · median $46.66 · 75th $60.77 · 90th $70.72Oregon$46.66$27.99$70.72United States: 10th $21.22 · 25th $24.13 · median $30.67 · 75th $40.92 · 90th $52.13United States$30.67
Hourly wage percentiles for plumbers: Oregon vs United States, May 2025.

Oregon ranks 3rd of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 3rd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $45.13). 5,370 plumbers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$27.99 – $36.02$58,230 – $74,920roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$36.02 – $60.77$74,920 – $126,400the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$60.77 – $70.72$126,400 – $147,100the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Oregon

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrPortland: $48.56Portland$48.56Bend: $44.39Bend$44.39Eugene: $40.82Eugene$40.82Albany: $40.68Albany$40.68Salem: $38.76Salem$38.76Corvallis: $38.65Corvallis$38.65Medford: $37.71Medford$37.71
Median hourly wage for plumbers by metro area in Oregon, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Portland$27.71$48.56$46.07$70.724,6004% above
Bend$28.54$44.39$42.85$54.342405% below
Eugene$22.84$40.82$40.18$49.2821013% below
Albany$22.49$40.68$39.84$49.8713013% below
Salem$23.24$38.76$37.41$46.9744017% below
Corvallis$27.94$38.65$37.16$45.458017% below
Medford$22.06$37.71$37.19$50.5420019% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Plumber wages in Oregon over time

Oregon, 1999-2025OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$46.66Oregon$30.67United States
Median hourly wage for plumbers, Oregon vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOregon $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$22.52$43.52$17.415,600
2000$21.42$40.05$18.195,310
2001$24.16$43.92$18.614,430
2002$24.75$44.29$19.314,620
2003$24.22$42.38$19.694,230
2004$27.42$46.73$19.854,190
2005$25.07$41.33$20.274,550
2006$27.38$43.72$20.564,620
2007$27.93$43.37$21.204,670
2008$27.75$41.49$21.944,930
2009$27.28$40.94$22.274,180
2010$27.93$41.24$22.433,950
2011$28.88$41.33$22.963,590
2012$30.06$42.15$23.623,620
2013$32.21$44.51$24.134,380
2014$34.47$46.88$24.364,870
2015$34.91$47.42$24.344,680
2016$35.76$47.97$24.745,270
2017$35.56$46.70$25.285,340
2018$35.15$45.07$25.925,770
2019$35.04$44.13$26.525,530
2020$36.17$44.99$27.085,840
2021$38.14$45.31$28.794,980
2022$38.43$42.28$28.895,460
2023$39.83$42.08$29.594,830
2024$44.77$45.95$30.276,080
2025$46.66$46.66$30.675,370

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Oregon changed by -1.6% over the last ten years of data and by +5.7% since 2019.

Are there more plumber jobs in Oregon?

-2.9%Jobs since 20195,530 then, 5,370 in 2025
+14.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
2.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 42nd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of plumbers counted in Oregon has changed by -4.1%, against +12.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -2.9%.

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Oregon vs United States, 1999 = 100OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages406080100120200020052010201520202025113United States96Oregon
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Oregon vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearOregon jobsOregon indexUS index
19995,600100100
20005,31095106
20014,43079106
20024,62082106
20034,23076105
20044,19075103
20054,55081102
20064,62082106
20074,67083105
20084,93088106
20094,1807597
20103,9507087
20113,5906484
20123,6206582
20134,3807885
20144,8708790
20154,6808495
20165,27094100
20175,34095104
20185,770103106
20195,53099107
20205,840104101
20214,98089101
20225,46098104
20234,83086106
20246,080109110
20255,37096113

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for plumbers in Oregon

+11.7%Projected growth in Oregon2024–2034, state agency
640Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
6,640Jobs in 20247,410 projected for 2034
+6.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oregon's labor market agency projects the number of plumbers in the state to change by +11.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 6,640 to 7,410, with about 640 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +6.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 5,370 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Oregon labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Oregon

On federally funded construction in Oregon, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 36 of the 36 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $95.49 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $46.66.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ORBaker: $95.49 (union)Benton: $95.49 (union)Clackamas: $95.49 (union)Clatsop: $95.49 (union)Columbia: $95.49 (union)Coos: $95.49 (union)Crook: $95.49 (union)Curry: $95.49 (union)Deschutes: $95.49 (union)Douglas: $95.49 (union)Gilliam: $95.49 (union)Grant: $95.49 (union)Harney: $95.49 (union)Hood River: $95.49 (union)Jackson: $95.49 (union)Jefferson: $95.49 (union)Josephine: $95.49 (union)Klamath: $95.49 (union)Lake: $95.49 (union)Lane: $95.49 (union)Lincoln: $95.49 (union)Linn: $95.49 (union)Malheur: $95.49 (union)Marion: $95.49 (union)Morrow: $95.49 (union)Multnomah: $95.49 (union)Polk: $95.49 (union)Sherman: $95.49 (union)Tillamook: $95.49 (union)Umatilla: $95.49 (union)Union: $95.49 (union)Wallowa: $95.49 (union)Wasco: $95.49 (union)Washington: $95.49 (union)Wheeler: $95.49 (union)Yamhill: $95.49 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for plumbers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$20$40$60$80$100$120/hrJackson (Medford): market median $37.71, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$57.78Jackson (Medford)+$57.78Benton (Corvallis): market median $38.65, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$56.84Benton (Corvallis)+$56.84Marion (Salem): market median $38.76, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$56.73Marion (Salem)+$56.73Linn (Albany): market median $40.68, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$54.81Linn (Albany)+$54.81Lane (Eugene): market median $40.82, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$54.67Lane (Eugene)+$54.67Crook (Bend): market median $44.39, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$51.10Crook (Bend)+$51.10Josephine (Oregon): market median $46.66, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$48.83Josephine (Oregon)+$48.83Clackamas (Portland): market median $48.56, prevailing (union) $95.49, gap +$46.93Clackamas (Portland)+$46.93
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Oregon.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BakerUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260002
BentonUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260094
ClackamasUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260095
ClatsopUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260092
ColumbiaUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260096
CoosUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260082
CrookUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260083
CurryUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260084
DeschutesUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260097
DouglasUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260085
GilliamUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260093
GrantUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260093
HarneyUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260086
Hood RiverUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260087
JacksonUnion PLUM0290-002 2025-04-01$60.77$34.72$95.49OR20260103

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Oregon prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Oregon?

117.9kConstruction jobsOregon, 2026-09
+3.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202625k50k75k100k125k150k19901995200020052010201520202025118kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oregon (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just plumbers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 30 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 50,466 in 2015 to 68,271 in 2025, +35.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Multnomah County2043,874$105,722$2,033
Washington County1702,935$103,843$1,997
Clackamas County2152,591$93,928$1,806
Linn County45469$82,954$1,595
Marion County1161,079$78,734$1,514
Deschutes County1291,069$74,751$1,438
Lane County1151,189$74,707$1,437
Columbia County1897$73,394$1,411
Benton County23117$72,421$1,393
Jackson County110707$71,946$1,384
Clatsop County20177$70,807$1,362
Wasco County1471$68,595$1,319

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Oregon?

The median plumber in Oregon earned $46.66 an hour ($97,050 a year) in May 2025, 52% above the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $36.02–$60.77; the top 10% earn more than $70.72.

Where does Oregon rank for plumber pay?

Oregon ranks 3rd of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $46.66 an hour, and 3rd after adjusting for Oregon's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Oregon?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 36 counties, with a typical package of $95.49 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Oregon?

BLS counted 5,370 plumbers in Oregon in May 2025, 2.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.91; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is plumber work growing in Oregon?

The BLS employer survey count of plumbers in Oregon went from 4,680 in 2015 to 5,370 in 2025, +14.7%, and -2.9% since 2019. Oregon's labor market agency projects +11.7% growth for plumbers between 2024 and 2034, from 6,640 to 7,410 jobs.

How many plumber openings a year are there in Oregon?

Oregon projects about 640 openings a year for plumbers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 42,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oregon and metro areas, SOC 47-2152. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Oregon labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.