Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary
The median pay for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the United States is $42,360 a year. About 44,330 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,590
- 25th percentile
- $36,940
- Median percentile
- $42,360
- 75th percentile
- $47,720
- 90th percentile
- $57,780
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $56,140
- Hawaii $52,000
- New York $52,000
- Arizona $47,990
- Alaska $47,290
- California $47,130
- Maryland $46,170
- New Hampshire $46,030
- Ohio $45,760
- Wyoming $45,250
- Colorado $45,030
- Oregon $44,800
- Nebraska $44,550
- Tennessee $44,550
- New Jersey $44,360
- North Carolina $43,710
- Utah $43,380
- Kentucky $43,330
- Michigan $42,810
- Indiana $42,240
- Pennsylvania $42,150
- Texas $41,950
- Wisconsin $41,670
- Montana $41,420
- Nevada $41,100
- Kansas $40,540
- New Mexico $40,100
- Oklahoma $40,080
- South Carolina $39,450
- Connecticut $38,930
- Virginia $38,190
- Iowa $37,870
- Georgia $37,730
- Arkansas $37,670
- Florida $37,560
- Alabama $37,440
- Mississippi $37,440
- Vermont $37,440
- Louisiana $37,380
- South Dakota $36,500
- Delaware $36,070
- West Virginia $35,930
- Missouri $34,630
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $65,600
- Santa Maria, CA $63,210
- New York, NY $52,000
- Urban Honolulu, HI $52,000
- Spokane, WA $51,940
- San Francisco, CA $51,350
- Phoenix, AZ $49,660
- Anchorage, AK $47,290
- Nashville, TN $46,990
- Cincinnati, OH $46,950
- Washington, DC $46,840
- Los Angeles, CA $46,780
- Jackson, TN $46,650
- Syracuse, NY $46,610
- Charlotte, NC $46,540
- Greensboro, NC $46,420
- Oklahoma City, OK $46,290
- Reno, NV $46,290
- Cleveland, OH $46,280
- Portland, OR $46,110
- Oxnard, CA $46,010
- Baltimore, MD $45,990
- Kiryas Joel, NY $45,930
- Akron, OH $45,870
- Madison, WI $45,760
- Dayton, OH $45,660
- Salt Lake City, UT $45,500
- Durham, NC $45,340
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $45,200
- Denver, CO $45,030
- Hagerstown, MD $45,030
- Raleigh, NC $45,020
- Provo, UT $44,960
- Topeka, KS $44,880
- Houston, TX $44,750
- Philadelphia, PA $44,580
- Knoxville, TN $44,550
- Mobile, AL $44,500
- Austin, TX $44,320
- Fresno, CA $44,190
- Albany, NY $44,010
- Buffalo, NY $43,790
- Dallas, TX $43,680
- Providence, RI $43,680
- Kingsport, TN $43,350
- Asheville, NC $43,040
- Charleston, SC $43,010
- Lexington, KY $43,000
- Palm Bay, FL $42,630
- Albuquerque, NM $42,210
- Florence, SC $42,120
- Pensacola, FL $41,600
- Memphis, TN $41,510
- Odessa, TX $41,280
- Corpus Christi, TX $41,270
- Columbus, OH $41,030
- Wilmington, NC $40,670
- Naples, FL $40,570
- Rocky Mount, NC $40,570
- Lakeland, FL $40,440
- Stockton, CA $40,300
- Tulsa, OK $40,080
- Waco, TX $39,710
- New Orleans, LA $39,700
- Tuscaloosa, AL $39,660
- Atlanta, GA $39,650
- Killeen, TX $39,510
- San Antonio, TX $39,380
- Burlington, NC $39,250
- Beaumont, TX $39,130
- Bakersfield, CA $39,080
- Tampa, FL $38,930
- Columbia, SC $38,830
- Greenville, SC $38,710
- Winchester, VA $38,710
- Winston, NC $38,710
- Rochester, NY $38,500
- Jackson, MS $38,400
- Baton Rouge, LA $38,310
- Slidell, LA $38,310
- Lubbock, TX $38,300
- Fayetteville, NC $38,220
- Fayetteville, AR $38,170
- Victoria, TX $38,170
- Wichita, KS $38,040
- Orlando, FL $38,030
- Appleton, WI $37,990
- Gulfport, MS $37,990
- Omaha, NE $37,990
- Richmond, VA $37,990
- Longview, TX $37,960
- Charlottesville, VA $37,950
- Canton, OH $37,940
- Savannah, GA $37,870
- College Station, TX $37,770
- Myrtle Beach, SC $37,730
- North Port, FL $37,610
- Miami, FL $37,520
- Birmingham, AL $37,440
- Abilene, TX $37,160
- Athens, GA $36,930
- Augusta, GA $36,920
- Jacksonville, FL $36,810
- Lake Charles, LA $36,800
- Sioux Falls, SD $36,780
- Cape Coral, FL $36,760
- Tyler, TX $36,730
- Alexandria, LA $36,720
- Sebastian, FL $36,550
- Sumter, SC $36,450
- San Angelo, TX $36,430
- Lynchburg, VA $36,380
- Shreveport, LA $36,280
- Macon, GA $36,240
- Albany, GA $36,220
- Huntington, WV $36,140
- Rapid City, SD $36,110
- Tallahassee, FL $36,100
- McAllen, TX $36,070
- Tucson, AZ $35,920