Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary
The median pay for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the United States is $63,800 a year. About 465,840 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,150
- 25th percentile
- $50,190
- Median percentile
- $63,800
- 75th percentile
- $85,110
- 90th percentile
- $108,420
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
- District of Columbia $101,020
- Illinois $99,950
- Oregon $97,050
- Minnesota $94,410
- Alaska $93,920
- Massachusetts $93,880
- Wisconsin $81,210
- Washington $81,030
- Michigan $80,190
- Montana $79,960
- New Jersey $78,240
- Hawaii $78,060
- New York $77,490
- Connecticut $77,280
- Rhode Island $76,470
- Indiana $76,320
- California $72,830
- Pennsylvania $68,080
- New Hampshire $66,810
- Missouri $66,790
- Maryland $65,400
- Kansas $65,220
- Delaware $64,720
- Kentucky $64,160
- Maine $64,000
- Iowa $63,890
- Louisiana $63,680
- North Dakota $63,560
- Ohio $63,330
- Colorado $63,240
- Wyoming $62,410
- Vermont $62,170
- Arizona $62,070
- Utah $61,900
- Nevada $61,610
- New Mexico $61,440
- Nebraska $60,970
- Virginia $60,470
- Texas $59,840
- Alabama $58,670
- Tennessee $58,600
- Oklahoma $57,970
- Georgia $57,200
- North Carolina $57,080
- West Virginia $56,980
- Mississippi $55,480
- South Carolina $53,940
- Florida $52,910
- Idaho $52,380
- South Dakota $51,620
- Arkansas $48,660
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $107,560
- Chicago, IL $103,380
- Bellingham, WA $102,750
- Minneapolis, MN $101,630
- Portland, OR $101,010
- Kennewick, WA $97,130
- Bloomington, IN $96,980
- Boston, MA $96,760
- Fairbanks, AK $96,670
- Champaign, IL $95,530
- Seattle, WA $95,230
- Springfield, IL $94,370
- Rockford, IL $94,230
- Anchorage, AK $93,600
- Eau Claire, WI $92,720
- Bend, OR $92,330
- Springfield, MA $92,080
- Appleton, WI $91,750
- Sheboygan, WI $91,530
- Kokomo, IN $91,470
- Kalamazoo, MI $90,730
- Green Bay, WI $90,570
- Terre Haute, IN $90,250
- St. Cloud, MN $90,230
- Binghamton, NY $87,990
- Wausau, WI $86,750
- Detroit, MI $86,370
- Oshkosh, WI $86,320
- Columbus, IN $85,930
- Madison, WI $85,160
- Peoria, IL $85,090
- Duluth, MN $85,060
- Eugene, OR $84,910
- Rochester, MN $84,880
- Milwaukee, WI $84,700
- Albany, OR $84,620
- Cedar Rapids, IA $83,210
- Bremerton, WA $82,960
- La Crosse, WI $82,610
- Worcester, MA $82,260
- Michigan City, IN $82,200
- Paducah, KY $82,120
- Pittsfield, MA $81,970
- Jackson, MI $81,930
- Glens Falls, NY $81,820
- Billings, MT $81,690
- Kankakee, IL $81,620
- Bozeman, MT $81,310
- Urban Honolulu, HI $81,120
- Longview, WA $80,710
- Monroe, MI $80,700
- Salem, OR $80,610
- Flint, MI $80,510
- Grand Rapids, MI $80,440
- Saginaw, MI $80,440
- Corvallis, OR $80,400
- Olympia, WA $80,030
- Providence, RI $79,820
- Missoula, MT $79,750
- Bridgeport, CT $79,700
- Janesville, WI $79,070
- New York, NY $78,610
- Amherst Town, MA $78,570
- Medford, OR $78,440
- Ann Arbor, MI $78,210
- Lansing, MI $78,190
- San Francisco, CA $77,880
- Bloomington, IL $77,700
- New Haven, CT $77,620
- Kahului, HI $77,610
- Mount Vernon, WA $77,540
- Albany, NY $77,460
- Kenosha, WI $77,340
- Fond du Lac, WI $77,310
- Hartford, CT $77,190
- Fort Wayne, IN $77,110
- Great Falls, MT $77,100
- Racine, WI $77,070
- Vineland, NJ $77,060
- Reno, NV $77,020
- St. Louis, MO $77,000
- Indianapolis, IN $76,980
- Norwich, CT $76,980
- Waterbury, CT $76,880
- Decatur, IL $76,750
- Trenton, NJ $76,360
- Davenport, IA $76,310
- Muskegon, MI $76,290
- Barnstable Town, MA $76,270
- Kansas City, MO $76,150
- Topeka, KS $75,090
- Des Moines, IA $75,040
- Philadelphia, PA $74,860
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $74,680
- Bay City, MI $74,490
- Mankato, MN $74,450
- Baton Rouge, LA $74,240
- Wenatchee, WA $74,200
- South Bend, IN $74,190
- Battle Creek, MI $73,900
- Rochester, NY $73,580
- Harrisburg, PA $73,560
- Evansville, IN $73,190
- Utica, NY $72,810
- Spokane, WA $72,800
- San Diego, CA $72,510
- Buffalo, NY $72,230
- Washington, DC $71,860
- Vallejo, CA $71,560
- Los Angeles, CA $71,110
- Walla Walla, WA $70,390
- Bismarck, ND $70,310
- Kingston, NY $70,190
- Pittsburgh, PA $70,100
- York, PA $70,100
- St. Joseph, MO $68,290
- Santa Cruz, CA $68,130
- Lake Charles, LA $67,990
- Manchester, NH $67,690
- Burlington, VT $67,450