Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary

Median Salary
$42,360
per year
Hourly Rate
$20.36
per hour
Employment
44,330
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,590
25th percentile
$36,940
Median
$42,360
75th percentile
$47,720
90th percentile
$57,780

💰 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$56,140+32.5%
Hawaii$52,000+22.8%
New York$52,000+22.8%
Maine$48,410+14.3%
Arizona$47,990+13.3%
Alaska$47,290+11.6%
California$47,130+11.3%
Maryland$46,170+9.0%
New Hampshire$46,030+8.7%
Ohio$45,760+8.0%
District of Columbia$45,440+7.3%
Wyoming$45,250+6.8%
Colorado$45,030+6.3%
Oregon$44,800+5.8%
Nebraska$44,550+5.2%
Tennessee$44,550+5.2%
New Jersey$44,360+4.7%
Massachusetts$44,340+4.7%
North Carolina$43,710+3.2%
Utah$43,380+2.4%
Kentucky$43,330+2.3%
Michigan$42,810+1.1%
Indiana$42,240-0.3%
Pennsylvania$42,150-0.5%
Texas$41,950-1.0%
Wisconsin$41,670-1.6%
Montana$41,420-2.2%
Nevada$41,100-3.0%
Kansas$40,540-4.3%
Idaho$40,120-5.3%
New Mexico$40,100-5.3%
Oklahoma$40,080-5.4%
South Carolina$39,450-6.9%
Connecticut$38,930-8.1%
Illinois$38,300-9.6%
Virginia$38,190-9.8%
Iowa$37,870-10.6%
Georgia$37,730-10.9%
Arkansas$37,670-11.1%
Florida$37,560-11.3%
Alabama$37,440-11.6%
Mississippi$37,440-11.6%
Vermont$37,440-11.6%
Louisiana$37,380-11.8%
South Dakota$36,500-13.8%
Delaware$36,070-14.8%
West Virginia$35,930-15.2%
Missouri$34,630-18.2%

🏙️ Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,600+54.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$63,210+49.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$52,000+22.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$52,000+22.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$51,940+22.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$51,350+21.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49,660+17.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,710+12.6%
Anchorage, AK$47,290+11.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,100+11.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$46,990+10.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,950+10.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,940+10.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,840+10.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,780+10.4%
Jackson, TN$46,650+10.1%
Syracuse, NY$46,610+10.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,540+9.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,420+9.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$46,290+9.3%
Reno, NV$46,290+9.3%
Cleveland, OH$46,280+9.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,110+8.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$46,010+8.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$45,990+8.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$45,930+8.4%
Akron, OH$45,870+8.3%
Madison, WI$45,760+8.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,660+7.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$45,500+7.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$45,340+7.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$45,200+6.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,030+6.3%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$45,030+6.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$45,020+6.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,960+6.1%
Topeka, KS$44,880+5.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$44,750+5.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$44,580+5.2%
Knoxville, TN$44,550+5.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44,510+5.1%
Mobile, AL$44,500+5.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$44,360+4.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,320+4.6%
Fresno, CA$44,190+4.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$44,010+3.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$43,790+3.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,680+3.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$43,680+3.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$43,350+2.3%
Asheville, NC$43,040+1.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$43,010+1.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$43,000+1.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$42,630+0.6%
Albuquerque, NM$42,210-0.4%
Florence, SC$42,120-0.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$41,600-1.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$41,510-2.0%
Odessa, TX$41,280-2.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$41,270-2.6%
Columbus, OH$41,030-3.1%
Wilmington, NC$40,670-4.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$40,570-4.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$40,570-4.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$40,440-4.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$40,300-4.9%
Boise City, ID$40,120-5.3%
Tulsa, OK$40,080-5.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$39,710-6.3%
Waco, TX$39,710-6.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$39,700-6.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$39,660-6.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,650-6.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$39,520-6.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$39,510-6.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,380-7.0%
Burlington, NC$39,250-7.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$39,190-7.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$39,130-7.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$39,080-7.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$39,020-7.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,930-8.1%
Columbia, SC$38,830-8.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,710-8.6%
Winchester, VA-WV$38,710-8.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$38,710-8.6%
Rochester, NY$38,500-9.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$38,480-9.2%
Jackson, MS$38,400-9.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$38,310-9.6%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,310-9.6%
Lubbock, TX$38,300-9.6%
Fayetteville, NC$38,220-9.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,170-9.9%
Victoria, TX$38,170-9.9%
Wichita, KS$38,040-10.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,030-10.2%
Appleton, WI$37,990-10.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,990-10.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,990-10.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$37,990-10.3%
Richmond, VA$37,990-10.3%
Longview, TX$37,960-10.4%
Charlottesville, VA$37,950-10.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,940-10.4%
Savannah, GA$37,870-10.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,770-10.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$37,730-10.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,610-11.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,520-11.4%
Birmingham, AL$37,440-11.6%
Abilene, TX$37,160-12.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,930-12.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,920-12.8%
Jacksonville, FL$36,810-13.1%
Lake Charles, LA$36,800-13.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,780-13.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,760-13.2%
Tyler, TX$36,730-13.3%
Alexandria, LA$36,720-13.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$36,680-13.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$36,550-13.7%
Sumter, SC$36,450-14.0%
San Angelo, TX$36,430-14.0%
Lynchburg, VA$36,380-14.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,280-14.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,240-14.4%
Albany, GA$36,220-14.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,140-14.7%
Rapid City, SD$36,110-14.8%
Tallahassee, FL$36,100-14.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$36,070-14.8%
Tucson, AZ$35,920-15.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$35,630-15.9%
Amarillo, TX$35,610-15.9%
Warner Robins, GA$35,470-16.3%
Roanoke, VA$35,360-16.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$35,320-16.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$35,190-16.9%
El Paso, TX$35,080-17.2%
Monroe, LA$35,010-17.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$34,500-18.6%
Gainesville, FL$34,380-18.8%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$32,000-24.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,040-38.5%
Puerto Rico$25,560-39.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.