SOC 47-3015 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$42,360

U.S. median hourly wage$20.36

U.S. employment44,330

Nationally, helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earned a median of $42,360 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 44,330 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$56,140	$26.99	600	0.2
Hawaii	$52,000	$25.00	180	0.3
New York	$52,000	$25.00	4,840	0.5
Maine	$48,410	$23.27	Not published	Not published
Arizona	$47,990	$23.07	460	0.1
Alaska	$47,290	$22.74	100	0.3
California	$47,130	$22.66	2,500	0.1
Maryland	$46,170	$22.20	970	0.4
New Hampshire	$46,030	$22.13	70	0.1
Ohio	$45,760	$22.00	1,090	0.2
District of Columbia	$45,440	$21.85	Not published	Not published
Wyoming	$45,250	$21.75	40	0.1
Colorado	$45,030	$21.65	240	0.1
Oregon	$44,800	$21.54	210	0.1
Nebraska	$44,550	$21.42	70	0.1
Tennessee	$44,550	$21.42	1,100	0.3
New Jersey	$44,360	$21.33	760	0.2
Massachusetts	$44,340	$21.32	Not published	Not published
North Carolina	$43,710	$21.02	3,070	0.6
Utah	$43,380	$20.86	390	0.2
Kentucky	$43,330	$20.83	960	0.5
Michigan	$42,810	$20.58	270	0.1
Indiana	$42,240	$20.31	390	0.1
Pennsylvania	$42,150	$20.27	920	0.2
Texas	$41,950	$20.17	7,210	0.5
Wisconsin	$41,670	$20.03	450	0.2
Montana	$41,420	$19.91	110	0.2
Nevada	$41,100	$19.76	350	0.2
Kansas	$40,540	$19.49	320	0.2
Idaho	$40,120	$19.29	Not published	Not published
New Mexico	$40,100	$19.28	400	0.5
Oklahoma	$40,080	$19.27	740	0.4
South Carolina	$39,450	$18.97	1,090	0.5
Connecticut	$38,930	$18.72	160	0.1
Illinois	$38,300	$18.42	Not published	Not published
Virginia	$38,190	$18.36	1,640	0.4
Iowa	$37,870	$18.21	350	0.2
Georgia	$37,730	$18.14	2,100	0.4
Arkansas	$37,670	$18.11	330	0.3
Florida	$37,560	$18.06	4,500	0.5
Alabama	$37,440	$18.00	770	0.4
Mississippi	$37,440	$18.00	400	0.3
Vermont	$37,440	$18.00	140	0.5
Louisiana	$37,380	$17.97	2,010	1.0
South Dakota	$36,500	$17.55	210	0.5
Delaware	$36,070	$17.34	140	0.3
West Virginia	$35,930	$17.27	130	0.2
Missouri	$34,630	$16.65	280	0.1
Puerto Rico	$25,560	$12.29	460	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 145 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$65,600	$31.54	280	0.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$63,210	$30.39	90	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$52,000	$25.00	4,360	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,000	$25.00	120	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$51,940	$24.97	100	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$51,350	$24.69	430	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$49,660	$23.88	320	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,710	$22.94	Not published	Not published
Anchorage, AK	$47,290	$22.74	50	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$47,100	$22.64	Not published	Not published
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,990	$22.59	380	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,950	$22.57	290	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,940	$22.57	Not published	Not published
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,840	$22.52	920	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,780	$22.49	640	0.1
Jackson, TN	$46,650	$22.43	50	0.6
Syracuse, NY	$46,610	$22.41	100	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$46,540	$22.38	960	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,420	$22.32	340	0.9
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,290	$22.26	260	0.4
Reno, NV	$46,290	$22.25	80	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$46,280	$22.25	260	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$46,110	$22.17	210	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$46,010	$22.12	100	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,990	$22.11	430	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$45,930	$22.08	120	0.4
Akron, OH	$45,870	$22.06	70	0.2
Madison, WI	$45,760	$22.00	60	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,660	$21.95	80	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$45,500	$21.88	160	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$45,340	$21.80	110	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$45,200	$21.73	440	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$45,030	$21.65	130	0.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$45,030	$21.65	50	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,020	$21.64	440	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$44,960	$21.62	80	0.2
Topeka, KS	$44,880	$21.58	40	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$44,750	$21.52	1,500	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$44,580	$21.43	420	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$44,550	$21.42	180	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$44,510	$21.40	Not published	Not published
Mobile, AL	$44,500	$21.40	160	0.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$44,360	$21.33	Not published	Not published
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,320	$21.31	590	0.5
Fresno, CA	$44,190	$21.25	70	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$44,010	$21.16	170	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$43,790	$21.06	200	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$43,680	$21.00	2,330	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$43,680	$21.00	50	0.1
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$43,350	$20.84	60	0.5
Asheville, NC	$43,040	$20.69	140	0.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$43,010	$20.68	180	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,000	$20.67	150	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,630	$20.50	220	0.9
Albuquerque, NM	$42,210	$20.29	170	0.4
Florence, SC	$42,120	$20.25	40	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$41,600	$20.00	100	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$41,510	$19.96	190	0.3
Odessa, TX	$41,280	$19.85	50	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$41,270	$19.84	140	0.7
Columbus, OH	$41,030	$19.73	200	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$40,670	$19.55	150	0.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$40,570	$19.51	100	0.6
Rocky Mount, NC	$40,570	$19.51	50	0.9
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$40,440	$19.44	80	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$40,300	$19.38	50	0.2
Boise City, ID	$40,120	$19.29	Not published	Not published
Tulsa, OK	$40,080	$19.27	260	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,710	$19.09	Not published	Not published
Waco, TX	$39,710	$19.09	70	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$39,700	$19.09	380	0.8
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,660	$19.07	30	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$39,650	$19.06	1,100	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$39,520	$19.00	Not published	Not published
Killeen-Temple, TX	$39,510	$19.00	90	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$39,380	$18.94	610	0.5
Burlington, NC	$39,250	$18.87	70	1.0
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,190	$18.84	Not published	Not published
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$39,130	$18.81	160	1.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$39,080	$18.79	110	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$39,020	$18.76	Not published	Not published
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$38,930	$18.71	760	0.5
Columbia, SC	$38,830	$18.67	140	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$38,710	$18.61	250	0.6
Winchester, VA-WV	$38,710	$18.61	50	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,710	$18.61	180	0.6
Rochester, NY	$38,500	$18.51	150	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$38,480	$18.50	Not published	Not published
Jackson, MS	$38,400	$18.46	110	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$38,310	$18.42	600	1.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$38,310	$18.42	150	1.5
Lubbock, TX	$38,300	$18.41	60	0.4
Fayetteville, NC	$38,220	$18.38	80	0.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,170	$18.35	120	0.4
Victoria, TX	$38,170	$18.35	30	0.9
Wichita, KS	$38,040	$18.29	90	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,030	$18.29	500	0.4
Appleton, WI	$37,990	$18.26	30	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$37,990	$18.26	Not published	Not published
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$37,990	$18.26	90	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$37,990	$18.27	50	0.1
Richmond, VA	$37,990	$18.26	370	0.6
Longview, TX	$37,960	$18.25	90	0.8
Charlottesville, VA	$37,950	$18.25	40	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$37,940	$18.24	30	0.2
Savannah, GA	$37,870	$18.21	120	0.6
College Station-Bryan, TX	$37,770	$18.16	70	0.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$37,730	$18.14	80	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$37,610	$18.08	190	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$37,520	$18.04	1,260	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$37,440	$18.00	180	0.4
Abilene, TX	$37,160	$17.86	50	0.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$36,930	$17.76	70	0.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$36,920	$17.75	150	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$36,810	$17.70	410	0.5
Lake Charles, LA	$36,800	$17.69	170	1.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$36,780	$17.68	80	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$36,760	$17.67	200	0.7
Tyler, TX	$36,730	$17.66	90	0.8
Alexandria, LA	$36,720	$17.66	70	1.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$36,680	$17.64	Not published	Not published
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$36,550	$17.57	40	0.6
Sumter, SC	$36,450	$17.53	50	1.5
San Angelo, TX	$36,430	$17.51	30	0.6
Lynchburg, VA	$36,380	$17.49	40	0.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$36,280	$17.44	170	1.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$36,240	$17.42	50	0.5
Albany, GA	$36,220	$17.41	40	0.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$36,140	$17.38	40	0.3
Rapid City, SD	$36,110	$17.36	60	0.8
Tallahassee, FL	$36,100	$17.35	50	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$36,070	$17.34	70	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$35,920	$17.27	60	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$35,630	$17.13	380	0.5
Amarillo, TX	$35,610	$17.12	80	0.6
Warner Robins, GA	$35,470	$17.06	40	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$35,360	$17.00	60	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$35,320	$16.98	40	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$35,190	$16.92	230	0.2
El Paso, TX	$35,080	$16.87	120	0.4
Monroe, LA	$35,010	$16.83	70	0.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$34,500	$16.59	120	1.4
Gainesville, FL	$34,380	$16.53	50	0.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$32,000	$15.39	30	0.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$26,040	$12.52	380	0.6

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.