SOC 47-2151 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Pipelayers

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

U.S. median annual wage$49,000

U.S. median hourly wage$23.56

U.S. employment33,050

Nationally, pipelayers earned a median of $49,000 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 33,050 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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Pipelayers: pay and employment by state
State
Wisconsin	$86,870	$41.77	350	0.1
Washington	$82,450	$39.64	1,050	0.3
Minnesota	$81,980	$39.41	510	0.2
New Jersey	$78,830	$37.90	400	0.1
California	$76,180	$36.63	1,420	0.1
Indiana	$73,580	$35.38	800	0.3
Massachusetts	$72,770	$34.99	Not published	Not published
Ohio	$71,560	$34.41	1,160	0.2
New York	$70,370	$33.83	250	0.0
Oregon	$64,230	$30.88	620	0.3
Nevada	$63,570	$30.56	450	0.3
Arizona	$62,740	$30.16	480	0.1
Michigan	$61,560	$29.60	180	0.0
Colorado	$59,740	$28.72	790	0.3
Kentucky	$58,820	$28.28	60	0.0
Idaho	$58,650	$28.20	280	0.3
Delaware	$58,240	$28.00	Not published	Not published
Maryland	$55,640	$26.75	650	0.2
District of Columbia	$55,470	$26.67	110	0.2
Iowa	$53,990	$25.96	280	0.2
New Hampshire	$53,870	$25.90	210	0.3
Utah	$52,000	$25.00	530	0.3
Maine	$50,980	$24.51	110	0.2
South Dakota	$50,650	$24.35	300	0.7
Illinois	$49,590	$23.84	280	0.0
Virginia	$48,700	$23.41	1,080	0.3
Montana	$48,080	$23.12	80	0.2
North Dakota	$47,810	$22.99	170	0.4
Kansas	$47,390	$22.78	240	0.2
Florida	$47,260	$22.72	4,050	0.4
North Carolina	$47,220	$22.70	3,830	0.8
Georgia	$46,220	$22.22	1,890	0.4
Tennessee	$46,020	$22.12	810	0.2
Texas	$45,620	$21.93	5,010	0.4
New Mexico	$45,550	$21.90	190	0.2
Oklahoma	$45,190	$21.73	530	0.3
South Carolina	$45,180	$21.72	670	0.3
Alabama	$44,550	$21.42	460	0.2
Nebraska	$44,470	$21.38	570	0.6
Louisiana	$44,340	$21.32	Not published	Not published
Mississippi	$41,900	$20.14	320	0.3
Pennsylvania	$41,600	$20.00	590	0.1
West Virginia	$40,440	$19.44	180	0.3
Arkansas	$37,650	$18.10	430	0.3
Puerto Rico	$25,620	$12.32	180	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 131 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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Pipelayers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$93,550	$44.98	90	0.1
Green Bay, WI	$91,520	$44.00	40	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$90,880	$43.69	40	0.3
Madison, WI	$86,870	$41.77	50	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$84,830	$40.78	610	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$82,020	$39.43	320	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$81,250	$39.06	30	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$80,370	$38.64	390	0.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$80,260	$38.59	500	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$79,840	$38.38	100	0.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$77,220	$37.13	90	0.7
Toledo, OH	$76,870	$36.96	30	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$76,450	$36.76	40	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$76,390	$36.72	80	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$76,190	$36.63	250	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$74,180	$35.66	490	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$73,960	$35.56	170	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$73,920	$35.54	320	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$72,070	$34.65	Not published	Not published
Columbus, OH	$71,560	$34.41	430	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$70,910	$34.09	170	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$70,370	$33.83	60	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$70,230	$33.77	40	0.1
Reno, NV	$65,290	$31.39	80	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$64,770	$31.14	90	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$63,570	$30.56	Not published	Not published
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$63,410	$30.49	500	0.3
Salem, OR	$63,220	$30.40	40	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,010	$30.29	400	0.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,580	$30.09	40	0.6
Medford, OR	$62,370	$29.98	40	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$62,020	$29.82	40	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$61,570	$29.60	70	0.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$61,220	$29.43	Not published	Not published
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$61,160	$29.40	40	0.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$59,810	$28.76	50	0.3
Boise City, ID	$59,530	$28.62	110	0.3
Lexington Park, MD	$59,340	$28.53	30	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,560	$28.15	90	0.0
York-Hanover, PA	$58,400	$28.08	30	0.2
Greeley, CO	$56,570	$27.20	70	0.6
Springfield, MA	$55,760	$26.81	Not published	Not published
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$55,320	$26.60	660	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$54,690	$26.29	280	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$54,570	$26.24	200	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$54,520	$26.21	250	0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$53,880	$25.91	50	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$52,550	$25.26	40	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$52,190	$25.09	190	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$50,810	$24.43	50	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$50,650	$24.35	70	1.0
Ogden, UT	$50,200	$24.13	100	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$50,020	$24.05	130	0.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$49,400	$23.75	110	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$49,350	$23.73	260	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,980	$23.55	1,170	0.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,910	$23.51	100	0.3
Richmond, VA	$48,700	$23.41	240	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$48,440	$23.29	740	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$48,390	$23.26	640	0.9
Wichita, KS	$48,390	$23.26	50	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$48,250	$23.20	170	0.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$48,220	$23.18	130	0.7
Goldsboro, NC	$48,190	$23.17	50	1.2
Birmingham, AL	$47,980	$23.07	80	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$47,950	$23.05	700	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$47,820	$22.99	260	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$47,810	$22.99	40	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,790	$22.98	570	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,740	$22.95	60	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,700	$22.93	280	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$47,690	$22.93	450	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$47,610	$22.89	110	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$47,560	$22.86	1,000	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,550	$22.86	120	0.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$47,330	$22.75	260	0.8
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,150	$22.67	190	0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,130	$22.66	90	0.5
Spartanburg, SC	$47,000	$22.59	40	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$46,970	$22.58	50	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,860	$22.53	110	0.3
Asheville, NC	$46,840	$22.52	160	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$46,680	$22.44	1,240	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$46,650	$22.43	690	0.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$46,630	$22.42	210	0.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$46,530	$22.37	90	0.1
Fayetteville, NC	$46,410	$22.31	110	0.9
Wilmington, NC	$46,130	$22.18	160	0.9
Burlington, NC	$46,070	$22.15	30	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$45,950	$22.09	80	0.9
Savannah, GA	$45,700	$21.97	100	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$45,690	$21.97	110	0.4
Midland, TX	$45,440	$21.85	100	0.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,430	$21.84	100	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$45,250	$21.76	60	0.3
Ocala, FL	$45,250	$21.76	90	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$45,150	$21.71	1,300	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$45,110	$21.69	80	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,920	$21.60	90	0.5
Lynchburg, VA	$44,580	$21.44	30	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$44,560	$21.43	60	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,210	$21.26	50	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$44,200	$21.25	380	0.3
Columbia, SC	$44,190	$21.25	90	0.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$44,170	$21.24	80	1.0
Jacksonville, NC	$44,000	$21.16	70	1.3
Warner Robins, GA	$43,990	$21.15	50	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$43,620	$20.97	80	0.2
Gainesville, GA	$43,470	$20.90	50	0.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$43,260	$20.80	100	0.7
Rocky Mount, NC	$43,230	$20.78	50	0.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$42,990	$20.67	100	0.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$42,950	$20.65	60	0.4
Valdosta, GA	$42,880	$20.62	30	0.6
Jackson, MS	$42,210	$20.29	70	0.2
Odessa, TX	$41,990	$20.19	40	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$41,920	$20.16	50	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$41,820	$20.10	70	0.5
Johnson City, TN	$41,800	$20.10	60	0.7
Corpus Christi, TX	$41,590	$19.99	70	0.4
Longview, TX	$40,880	$19.66	40	0.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$40,570	$19.50	50	1.1
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$40,220	$19.34	40	0.9
El Paso, TX	$38,370	$18.45	140	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$38,010	$18.27	190	0.5
Florence, SC	$37,650	$18.10	30	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$37,290	$17.93	80	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$37,280	$17.93	60	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$37,020	$17.80	100	0.4
Albany, GA	$36,820	$17.70	30	0.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$25,620	$12.32	180	0.3

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.