Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelper Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,720
25th Percentile Wage
$35,090
50th Percentile Wage
$37,580
75th Percentile Wage
$39,000
90th Percentile Wage
$47,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,720.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,580
4.95% 3.09%
2017
$35,720
-1.96% -
2016
$36,420
0.00% -
2012
$36,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelper Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,580 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Modesto is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$44,360
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$44,030
Vallejo-Fairfield
$43,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$43,310
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$42,240
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$39,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$39,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$38,390
Modesto
$37,580
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,390
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,120
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$37,000
Fresno
$36,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,650
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$32,950
Visalia-Porterville
$31,360
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$30,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$30,660
Salinas
$30,110
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$29,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$29,400
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$27,100

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.