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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Virginia

The median helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Virginia earns $38,190 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,564 a month.

10th percentile
$30,860
25th percentile
$35,580
Median percentile
$38,190
75th percentile
$45,260
90th percentile
$49,570

Based on 1,640 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,765 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,190
Federal income tax−$2,403
Social Security + Medicare−$2,922
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,100
Monthly take-home$2,564
Every two weeks$1,183

Does it go far here?

$37,773Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

All helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia