Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary

Also known as: Plumber, Pipefitter

Median Salary
$63,800
per year
Hourly Rate
$30.67
per hour
Employment
465,840
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$44,150
25th percentile
$50,190
Median
$63,800
75th percentile
$85,110
90th percentile
$108,420

💰 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$101,020+58.3%
Illinois$99,950+56.7%
Oregon$97,050+52.1%
Minnesota$94,410+48.0%
Alaska$93,920+47.2%
Massachusetts$93,880+47.1%
Wisconsin$81,210+27.3%
Washington$81,030+27.0%
Michigan$80,190+25.7%
Montana$79,960+25.3%
New Jersey$78,240+22.6%
Hawaii$78,060+22.4%
New York$77,490+21.5%
Connecticut$77,280+21.1%
Rhode Island$76,470+19.9%
Indiana$76,320+19.6%
California$72,830+14.2%
Pennsylvania$68,080+6.7%
New Hampshire$66,810+4.7%
Missouri$66,790+4.7%
Maryland$65,400+2.5%
Kansas$65,220+2.2%
Delaware$64,720+1.4%
Kentucky$64,160+0.6%
Maine$64,000+0.3%
Iowa$63,890+0.1%
Louisiana$63,680-0.2%
North Dakota$63,560-0.4%
Ohio$63,330-0.7%
Colorado$63,240-0.9%
Wyoming$62,410-2.2%
Vermont$62,170-2.6%
Arizona$62,070-2.7%
Utah$61,900-3.0%
Nevada$61,610-3.4%
New Mexico$61,440-3.7%
Nebraska$60,970-4.4%
Virginia$60,470-5.2%
Texas$59,840-6.2%
Alabama$58,670-8.0%
Tennessee$58,600-8.2%
Oklahoma$57,970-9.1%
Georgia$57,200-10.3%
North Carolina$57,080-10.5%
West Virginia$56,980-10.7%
Mississippi$55,480-13.0%
South Carolina$53,940-15.5%
Florida$52,910-17.1%
Idaho$52,380-17.9%
South Dakota$51,620-19.1%
Arkansas$48,660-23.7%

🏙️ Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$107,560+68.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$103,380+62.0%
Bellingham, WA$102,750+61.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$101,630+59.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$101,010+58.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$97,130+52.2%
Bloomington, IN$96,980+52.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$96,760+51.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$96,670+51.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$95,530+49.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,230+49.3%
Springfield, IL$94,370+47.9%
Rockford, IL$94,230+47.7%
Anchorage, AK$93,600+46.7%
Eau Claire, WI$92,720+45.3%
Bend, OR$92,330+44.7%
Springfield, MA$92,080+44.3%
Appleton, WI$91,750+43.8%
Sheboygan, WI$91,530+43.5%
Kokomo, IN$91,470+43.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$90,730+42.2%
Green Bay, WI$90,570+42.0%
Terre Haute, IN$90,250+41.5%
St. Cloud, MN$90,230+41.4%
Binghamton, NY$87,990+37.9%
Wausau, WI$86,750+36.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$86,370+35.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$86,320+35.3%
Columbus, IN$85,930+34.7%
Madison, WI$85,160+33.5%
Peoria, IL$85,090+33.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$85,060+33.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$84,910+33.1%
Rochester, MN$84,880+33.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$84,700+32.8%
Albany, OR$84,620+32.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$83,210+30.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$82,960+30.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$82,610+29.5%
Worcester, MA$82,260+28.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$82,200+28.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$82,120+28.7%
Pittsfield, MA$81,970+28.5%
Jackson, MI$81,930+28.4%
Glens Falls, NY$81,820+28.2%
Billings, MT$81,690+28.0%
Kankakee, IL$81,620+27.9%
Bozeman, MT$81,310+27.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$81,120+27.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,710+26.5%
Monroe, MI$80,700+26.5%
Salem, OR$80,610+26.3%
Flint, MI$80,510+26.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$80,440+26.1%
Saginaw, MI$80,440+26.1%
Corvallis, OR$80,400+26.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$80,030+25.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$79,820+25.1%
Missoula, MT$79,750+25.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$79,700+24.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$79,070+23.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$78,610+23.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,570+23.2%
Medford, OR$78,440+22.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$78,210+22.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$78,190+22.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$77,880+22.1%
Bloomington, IL$77,700+21.8%
New Haven, CT$77,620+21.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$77,610+21.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$77,540+21.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,460+21.4%
Kenosha, WI$77,340+21.2%
Fond du Lac, WI$77,310+21.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$77,190+21.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$77,110+20.9%
Great Falls, MT$77,100+20.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$77,070+20.8%
Vineland, NJ$77,060+20.8%
Reno, NV$77,020+20.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$77,000+20.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$76,980+20.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,980+20.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,880+20.5%
Decatur, IL$76,750+20.3%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$76,360+19.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$76,310+19.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$76,290+19.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$76,270+19.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$76,150+19.4%
Topeka, KS$75,090+17.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$75,040+17.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,860+17.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$74,680+17.1%
Bay City, MI$74,490+16.8%
Mankato, MN$74,450+16.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$74,240+16.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$74,200+16.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$74,190+16.3%
Battle Creek, MI$73,900+15.8%
Rochester, NY$73,580+15.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$73,560+15.3%
Evansville, IN$73,190+14.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$72,810+14.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$72,800+14.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$72,510+13.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$72,230+13.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$71,860+12.6%
Vallejo, CA$71,560+12.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$71,110+11.5%
Walla Walla, WA$70,390+10.3%
Bismarck, ND$70,310+10.2%
Kingston, NY$70,190+10.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$70,100+9.9%
York-Hanover, PA$70,100+9.9%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$68,290+7.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$68,130+6.8%
Lake Charles, LA$67,990+6.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$67,690+6.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$67,450+5.7%
Syracuse, NY$67,040+5.1%
Toledo, OH$66,920+4.9%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$66,450+4.2%
Erie, PA$66,410+4.1%
Sandusky, OH$65,780+3.1%
Napa, CA$65,420+2.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$65,210+2.2%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$65,180+2.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$65,160+2.1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$64,990+1.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,940+1.8%
Boulder, CO$64,890+1.7%
Ogden, UT$64,860+1.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$64,800+1.6%
Muncie, IN$64,790+1.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$64,730+1.5%
Pueblo, CO$64,700+1.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$64,700+1.4%
Elmira, NY$64,680+1.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,500+1.1%
Ithaca, NY$64,460+1.0%
Salinas, CA$64,440+1.0%
Fresno, CA$64,400+0.9%
Joplin, MO-KS$64,370+0.9%
Owensboro, KY$64,310+0.8%
Bowling Green, KY$64,260+0.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$64,220+0.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$64,100+0.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$64,060+0.4%
Carson City, NV$64,040+0.4%
Midland, MI$63,930+0.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$63,920+0.2%
Albuquerque, NM$63,900+0.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$63,900+0.2%
Ames, IA$63,820+0.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,750-0.1%
Akron, OH$63,450-0.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$63,400-0.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$63,350-0.7%
Modesto, CA$63,280-0.8%
Columbus, OH$63,260-0.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$63,200-0.9%
Traverse City, MI$63,100-1.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$63,090-1.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,040-1.2%
Cleveland, OH$63,020-1.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$62,940-1.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$62,940-1.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$62,900-1.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$62,860-1.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,810-1.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$62,780-1.6%
Lebanon, PA$62,660-1.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$62,450-2.1%
Minot, ND$62,400-2.2%
El Centro, CA$62,390-2.2%
Reading, PA$62,370-2.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$62,300-2.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$62,220-2.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$62,200-2.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$62,160-2.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$62,140-2.6%
Casper, WY$62,050-2.7%
Lancaster, PA$61,950-2.9%
Salisbury, MD$61,940-2.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,870-3.0%
Odessa, TX$61,870-3.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$61,870-3.0%
Gettysburg, PA$61,630-3.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$61,490-3.6%
Richmond, VA$61,480-3.6%
Cheyenne, WY$61,470-3.7%
Altoona, PA$61,430-3.7%
Grand Junction, CO$61,430-3.7%
Springfield, MO$61,410-3.7%
Dubuque, IA$61,380-3.8%
Iowa City, IA$61,350-3.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$61,300-3.9%
Redding, CA$61,300-3.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,250-4.0%
Lima, OH$61,160-4.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,160-4.1%
Yuba City, CA$61,120-4.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$61,000-4.4%
Wichita, KS$60,940-4.5%
Yakima, WA$60,900-4.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,890-4.6%
Chico, CA$60,730-4.8%
Visalia, CA$60,720-4.8%
Midland, TX$60,700-4.9%
Lincoln, NE$60,670-4.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$60,610-5.0%
Manhattan, KS$60,600-5.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$60,590-5.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,540-5.1%
Savannah, GA$60,530-5.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$60,510-5.2%
Logan, UT-ID$60,390-5.3%
Victoria, TX$60,320-5.5%
Merced, CA$60,230-5.6%
Chambersburg, PA$60,200-5.6%
Bangor, ME$60,140-5.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,110-5.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,100-5.8%
Birmingham, AL$60,090-5.8%
Johnstown, PA$59,970-6.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$59,960-6.0%
Decatur, AL$59,920-6.1%
Knoxville, TN$59,860-6.2%
Niles, MI$59,810-6.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$59,780-6.3%
Mansfield, OH$59,770-6.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$59,720-6.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$59,700-6.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59,680-6.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$59,630-6.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,530-6.7%
Tulsa, OK$59,440-6.8%
Mobile, AL$59,410-6.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$59,390-6.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,360-7.0%
Greeley, CO$59,350-7.0%
Lawrence, KS$59,280-7.1%
Elizabethtown, KY$59,250-7.1%
Asheville, NC$59,200-7.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$59,150-7.3%
Tucson, AZ$59,070-7.4%
Yuma, AZ$58,980-7.6%
Charleston, WV$58,940-7.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$58,930-7.6%
Jacksonville, FL$58,920-7.6%
Morgantown, WV$58,780-7.9%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,750-7.9%
Williamsport, PA$58,730-7.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$58,720-8.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,690-8.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$58,690-8.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$58,670-8.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$58,520-8.3%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$58,520-8.3%
Warner Robins, GA$58,500-8.3%
Dover, DE$58,410-8.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$58,380-8.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$58,180-8.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,150-8.9%
Springfield, OH$58,060-9.0%
Columbia, MO$58,010-9.1%
Montgomery, AL$57,960-9.2%
Lafayette, LA$57,930-9.2%
Hammond, LA$57,910-9.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$57,830-9.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,760-9.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$57,760-9.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$57,750-9.5%
Lexington Park, MD$57,700-9.6%
State College, PA$57,560-9.8%
Waco, TX$57,550-9.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$57,510-9.9%
Alexandria, LA$57,470-9.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$57,360-10.1%
Lynchburg, VA$57,210-10.3%
Jackson, MS$57,160-10.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$57,130-10.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$57,080-10.5%
Greenville, NC$57,080-10.5%
Huntsville, AL$57,020-10.6%
Boise City, ID$56,940-10.8%
Burlington, NC$56,890-10.8%
Enid, OK$56,860-10.9%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$56,850-10.9%
St. George, UT$56,730-11.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$56,620-11.3%
Charlottesville, VA$56,510-11.4%
Wilmington, NC$56,390-11.6%
Rocky Mount, NC$56,220-11.9%
Florence, SC$56,160-12.0%
Amarillo, TX$55,970-12.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$55,900-12.4%
Grand Island, NE$55,850-12.5%
Rapid City, SD$55,850-12.5%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$55,690-12.7%
Monroe, LA$55,670-12.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$55,490-13.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$55,380-13.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$55,240-13.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$55,240-13.4%
Cleveland, TN$55,130-13.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$55,130-13.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$55,000-13.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$54,870-14.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$54,690-14.3%
Las Cruces, NM$54,560-14.5%
Longview, TX$54,320-14.9%
Sherman-Denison, TX$54,320-14.9%
Morristown, TN$53,780-15.7%
El Paso, TX$53,560-16.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$53,340-16.4%
Jacksonville, NC$53,230-16.6%
Spartanburg, SC$52,640-17.5%
Jackson, TN$52,620-17.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$52,290-18.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$52,100-18.3%
Columbia, SC$52,070-18.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$52,020-18.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$52,000-18.5%
Lawton, OK$51,870-18.7%
Abilene, TX$51,790-18.8%
Fayetteville, NC$51,740-18.9%
Roanoke, VA$51,700-19.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$51,690-19.0%
Gainesville, FL$51,600-19.1%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$51,570-19.2%
Idaho Falls, ID$51,420-19.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$51,330-19.5%
Goldsboro, NC$51,260-19.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$51,250-19.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$51,220-19.7%
Gainesville, GA$51,170-19.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$50,990-20.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$50,890-20.2%
Sumter, SC$50,840-20.3%
Twin Falls, ID$50,700-20.5%
Sebring, FL$50,650-20.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$50,490-20.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,270-21.2%
Santa Fe, NM$50,180-21.3%
Beckley, WV$50,140-21.4%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$50,140-21.4%
Pocatello, ID$50,020-21.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$49,940-21.7%
Ocala, FL$49,910-21.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,780-22.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,670-22.1%
Virgin Islands$49,630-22.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$49,580-22.3%
Jefferson City, MO$49,560-22.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,240-22.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$49,210-22.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$49,190-22.9%
Dothan, AL$49,070-23.1%
Tyler, TX$49,060-23.1%
Farmington, NM$48,970-23.2%
Lubbock, TX$48,950-23.3%
Tallahassee, FL$48,540-23.9%
Johnson City, TN$48,480-24.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$48,480-24.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$48,440-24.1%
Rome, GA$48,400-24.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$48,350-24.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$48,340-24.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$48,140-24.5%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$48,110-24.6%
San Angelo, TX$48,050-24.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,800-25.1%
Albany, GA$47,700-25.2%
Hinesville, GA$47,520-25.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$47,410-25.7%
Dalton, GA$47,370-25.8%
Gadsden, AL$47,350-25.8%
Jonesboro, AR$47,030-26.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$46,850-26.6%
Hot Springs, AR$46,820-26.6%
Laredo, TX$46,350-27.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$46,110-27.7%
Valdosta, GA$46,070-27.8%
Guam$36,470-42.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,300-49.4%
Aguadilla, PR$31,660-50.4%
Puerto Rico$31,620-50.4%
Mayaguez, PR$30,120-52.8%
Ponce, PR$29,690-53.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.