Pipelayers salary
The median pay for pipelayers in the United States is $49,000 a year. About 33,050 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,730
- 25th percentile
- $43,980
- Median percentile
- $49,000
- 75th percentile
- $61,400
- 90th percentile
- $80,170
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
- Wisconsin $86,870
- Washington $82,450
- Minnesota $81,980
- New Jersey $78,830
- California $76,180
- Indiana $73,580
- Ohio $71,560
- New York $70,370
- Oregon $64,230
- Nevada $63,570
- Arizona $62,740
- Michigan $61,560
- Colorado $59,740
- Kentucky $58,820
- Idaho $58,650
- Maryland $55,640
- District of Columbia $55,470
- Iowa $53,990
- New Hampshire $53,870
- Utah $52,000
- Maine $50,980
- South Dakota $50,650
- Illinois $49,590
- Virginia $48,700
- Montana $48,080
- North Dakota $47,810
- Kansas $47,390
- Florida $47,260
- North Carolina $47,220
- Georgia $46,220
- Tennessee $46,020
- Texas $45,620
- New Mexico $45,550
- Oklahoma $45,190
- South Carolina $45,180
- Alabama $44,550
- Nebraska $44,470
- Mississippi $41,900
- Pennsylvania $41,600
- West Virginia $40,440
- Arkansas $37,650
By metro area
- Milwaukee, WI $93,550
- Green Bay, WI $91,520
- South Bend, IN $90,880
- Madison, WI $86,870
- Seattle, WA $84,830
- Minneapolis, MN $82,020
- Youngstown, OH $81,250
- New York, NY $80,370
- Los Angeles, CA $80,260
- Cleveland, OH $79,840
- Kennewick, WA $77,220
- Toledo, OH $76,870
- Buffalo, NY $76,450
- Spokane, WA $76,390
- Riverside, CA $76,190
- Indianapolis, IN $74,180
- Sacramento, CA $73,960
- Portland, OR $73,920
- Columbus, OH $71,560
- Cincinnati, OH $70,910
- Syracuse, NY $70,370
- Providence, RI $70,230
- Reno, NV $65,290
- San Diego, CA $64,770
- Denver, CO $63,410
- Salem, OR $63,220
- Phoenix, AZ $63,010
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $62,580
- Medford, OR $62,370
- Portland, ME $62,020
- Detroit, MI $61,570
- Oxnard, CA $61,160
- Fort Collins, CO $59,810
- Boise City, ID $59,530
- Lexington Park, MD $59,340
- Philadelphia, PA $58,560
- York, PA $58,400
- Greeley, CO $56,570
- Washington, DC $55,320
- Baltimore, MD $54,690
- Omaha, NE $54,570
- Chicago, IL $54,520
- Huntington, WV $53,880
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,550
- Salt Lake City, UT $52,190
- Palm Bay, FL $50,810
- Rapid City, SD $50,650
- Ogden, UT $50,200
- Provo, UT $50,020
- Sioux Falls, SD $49,400
- Oklahoma City, OK $49,350
- Charlotte, NC $48,980
- Colorado Springs, CO $48,910
- Richmond, VA $48,700
- Austin, TX $48,440
- Raleigh, NC $48,390
- Wichita, KS $48,390
- Charleston, SC $48,250
- Naples, FL $48,220
- Goldsboro, NC $48,190
- Birmingham, AL $47,980
- Miami, FL $47,950
- Virginia Beach, VA $47,820
- Tucson, AZ $47,810
- Tampa, FL $47,790
- Fargo, ND $47,740
- Nashville, TN $47,700
- Jacksonville, FL $47,690
- Huntsville, AL $47,610
- Atlanta, GA $47,560
- Greensboro, NC $47,550
- North Port, FL $47,330
- Winston, NC $47,150
- Port St. Lucie, FL $47,130
- Spartanburg, SC $47,000
- Charlottesville, VA $46,970
- Durham, NC $46,860
- Asheville, NC $46,840
- Dallas, TX $46,680
- Orlando, FL $46,650
- Cape Coral, FL $46,630
- Memphis, TN $46,530
- Fayetteville, NC $46,410
- Wilmington, NC $46,130
- Burlington, NC $46,070
- Panama City, FL $45,950
- Savannah, GA $45,700
- Lakeland, FL $45,690
- Midland, TX $45,440
- Deltona, FL $45,430
- Lincoln, NE $45,250
- Ocala, FL $45,250
- Houston, TX $45,150
- Albuquerque, NM $45,110
- Pensacola, FL $44,920
- Lynchburg, VA $44,580
- Augusta, GA $44,560
- Chattanooga, TN $44,210
- San Antonio, TX $44,200
- Columbia, SC $44,190
- Hilton Head Island, SC $44,170
- Jacksonville, NC $44,000
- Warner Robins, GA $43,990
- Tulsa, OK $43,620
- Gainesville, GA $43,470
- Hickory, NC $43,260
- Rocky Mount, NC $43,230
- Kingsport, TN $42,990
- Myrtle Beach, SC $42,950
- Valdosta, GA $42,880
- Jackson, MS $42,210
- Odessa, TX $41,990
- Gulfport, MS $41,920
- College Station, TX $41,820
- Johnson City, TN $41,800
- Corpus Christi, TX $41,590
- Longview, TX $40,880
- Wildwood, FL $40,570
- Pinehurst, NC $40,220
- El Paso, TX $38,370