Pipelayers Salary

Median Salary
$49,000
per year
Hourly Rate
$23.56
per hour
Employment
33,050
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,730
25th percentile
$43,980
Median
$49,000
75th percentile
$61,400
90th percentile
$80,170

💰 Pipelayers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Wisconsin$86,870+77.3%
Washington$82,450+68.3%
Minnesota$81,980+67.3%
New Jersey$78,830+60.9%
California$76,180+55.5%
Indiana$73,580+50.2%
Massachusetts$72,770+48.5%
Ohio$71,560+46.0%
New York$70,370+43.6%
Oregon$64,230+31.1%
Nevada$63,570+29.7%
Arizona$62,740+28.0%
Michigan$61,560+25.6%
Colorado$59,740+21.9%
Kentucky$58,820+20.0%
Idaho$58,650+19.7%
Delaware$58,240+18.9%
Maryland$55,640+13.6%
District of Columbia$55,470+13.2%
Iowa$53,990+10.2%
New Hampshire$53,870+9.9%
Utah$52,000+6.1%
Maine$50,980+4.0%
South Dakota$50,650+3.4%
Illinois$49,590+1.2%
Virginia$48,700-0.6%
Montana$48,080-1.9%
North Dakota$47,810-2.4%
Kansas$47,390-3.3%
Florida$47,260-3.6%
North Carolina$47,220-3.6%
Georgia$46,220-5.7%
Tennessee$46,020-6.1%
Texas$45,620-6.9%
New Mexico$45,550-7.0%
Oklahoma$45,190-7.8%
South Carolina$45,180-7.8%
Alabama$44,550-9.1%
Nebraska$44,470-9.2%
Louisiana$44,340-9.5%
Mississippi$41,900-14.5%
Pennsylvania$41,600-15.1%
West Virginia$40,440-17.5%
Arkansas$37,650-23.2%

🏙️ Pipelayers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$93,550+90.9%
Green Bay, WI$91,520+86.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$90,880+85.5%
Madison, WI$86,870+77.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$84,830+73.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,020+67.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$81,250+65.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$80,370+64.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,260+63.8%
Cleveland, OH$79,840+62.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$77,220+57.6%
Toledo, OH$76,870+56.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,450+56.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$76,390+55.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,190+55.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$74,180+51.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$73,960+50.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$73,920+50.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$72,070+47.1%
Columbus, OH$71,560+46.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$70,910+44.7%
Syracuse, NY$70,370+43.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$70,230+43.3%
Reno, NV$65,290+33.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$64,770+32.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$63,570+29.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$63,410+29.4%
Salem, OR$63,220+29.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,010+28.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$62,580+27.7%
Medford, OR$62,370+27.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$62,020+26.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$61,570+25.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,220+24.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$61,160+24.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$59,810+22.1%
Boise City, ID$59,530+21.5%
Lexington Park, MD$59,340+21.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,560+19.5%
York-Hanover, PA$58,400+19.2%
Greeley, CO$56,570+15.4%
Springfield, MA$55,760+13.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$55,320+12.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$54,690+11.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$54,570+11.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$54,520+11.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$53,880+10.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$52,550+7.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,190+6.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,810+3.7%
Rapid City, SD$50,650+3.4%
Ogden, UT$50,200+2.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$50,020+2.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$49,400+0.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$49,350+0.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,980-0.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$48,910-0.2%
Richmond, VA$48,700-0.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,440-1.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$48,390-1.2%
Wichita, KS$48,390-1.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$48,250-1.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,220-1.6%
Goldsboro, NC$48,190-1.7%
Birmingham, AL$47,980-2.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,950-2.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$47,820-2.4%
Tucson, AZ$47,810-2.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,790-2.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$47,740-2.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,700-2.7%
Jacksonville, FL$47,690-2.7%
Huntsville, AL$47,610-2.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,560-2.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$47,550-3.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,330-3.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$47,150-3.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,130-3.8%
Spartanburg, SC$47,000-4.1%
Charlottesville, VA$46,970-4.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,860-4.4%
Asheville, NC$46,840-4.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,680-4.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,650-4.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$46,630-4.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$46,530-5.0%
Fayetteville, NC$46,410-5.3%
Wilmington, NC$46,130-5.9%
Burlington, NC$46,070-6.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$45,950-6.2%
Savannah, GA$45,700-6.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,690-6.8%
Midland, TX$45,440-7.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$45,430-7.3%
Lincoln, NE$45,250-7.7%
Ocala, FL$45,250-7.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,150-7.9%
Albuquerque, NM$45,110-7.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$44,920-8.3%
Lynchburg, VA$44,580-9.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$44,560-9.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$44,210-9.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$44,200-9.8%
Columbia, SC$44,190-9.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$44,170-9.9%
Jacksonville, NC$44,000-10.2%
Warner Robins, GA$43,990-10.2%
Tulsa, OK$43,620-11.0%
Gainesville, GA$43,470-11.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,260-11.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$43,230-11.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$42,990-12.3%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$42,950-12.3%
Valdosta, GA$42,880-12.5%
Jackson, MS$42,210-13.9%
Odessa, TX$41,990-14.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$41,920-14.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$41,820-14.7%
Johnson City, TN$41,800-14.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$41,590-15.1%
Longview, TX$40,880-16.6%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$40,570-17.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$40,220-17.9%
El Paso, TX$38,370-21.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,010-22.4%
Florence, SC$37,650-23.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,290-23.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$37,280-23.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,020-24.4%
Albany, GA$36,820-24.9%
Puerto Rico$25,620-47.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$25,620-47.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.