The highest-paying states for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,110, Pennsylvania is the highest paying state for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers . It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $47,070). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | $50,110 |
$30,820 | 1,180 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $47,070 |
$37,180 | 90 |
| 3 | Utah | $44,660 |
$29,520 | 290 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $43,820 |
$35,330 | 430 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $43,210 |
$31,240 | 210 |
| 6 | Maryland | $42,430 |
$32,380 | 1,190 |
| 7 | Maine | $42,230 |
$37,440 | 260 |
| 8 | Oregon | $40,300 |
$35,760 | 110 |
| 9 | Alaska | $40,190 |
$30,510 | 90 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $40,160 |
$30,260 | 100 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $39,640 |
$29,960 | 160 |
| 12 | Vermont | $39,560 |
$32,080 | 40 |
| 13 | Illinois | $39,520 |
$31,180 | 570 |
| 14 | California | $38,660 |
$32,980 | 2,630 |
| 15 | Nevada | $38,580 |
$31,090 | 560 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $38,130 |
$27,610 | 490 |
| 17 | Delaware | $37,960 |
$31,650 | 160 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $37,920 |
$27,610 | 110 |
| 19 | Michigan | $37,000 |
$31,300 | 460 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $36,860 |
$31,100 | 170 |
| 21 | Georgia | $36,650 |
$28,290 | 1,680 |
| 22 | Montana | $36,450 |
$21,840 | 160 |
| 23 | Texas | $36,350 |
$27,830 | 8,550 |
| 24 | Washington | $36,340 |
$32,790 | 520 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $36,320 |
$26,640 | 420 |
| 26 | New York | $36,220 |
$29,760 | 3,560 |
| 27 | Arizona | $36,170 |
$27,800 | 1,020 |
| 28 | Florida | $35,890 |
$29,550 | 5,960 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $35,880 |
$22,560 | 1,080 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $35,720 |
$29,060 | 670 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $35,710 |
$28,450 | 740 |
| 32 | Virginia | $35,610 |
$27,780 | 1,630 |
| 33 | Ohio | $35,430 |
$22,990 | 510 |
| 34 | Kansas | $35,280 |
$29,280 | 300 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $35,280 |
$26,860 | 3,350 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $35,110 |
$25,560 | 1,280 |
| 37 | Missouri | $35,050 |
$28,930 | 110 |
| 38 | Indiana | $34,990 |
$28,360 | 440 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $34,980 |
$22,860 | 490 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $34,790 |
$27,050 | 1,880 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $34,750 |
$30,050 | 60 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $34,070 |
$30,100 | 230 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $33,280 |
$28,660 | 210 |
| 44 | Colorado | $32,860 |
$26,360 | 130 |
| 45 | Alabama | $31,810 |
$19,800 | 990 |
| 46 | Iowa | $31,730 |
$29,230 | 350 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $31,400 |
$24,970 | 450 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $30,930 |
$28,510 | 650 |
| 49 | North Dakota | $29,730 |
$20,940 | 90 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $29,420 |
$25,820 | 180 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $28,950 |
$21,200 | 0 |
| 52 | Guam | $22,970 |
$18,250 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $19,150 |
$17,680 | 650 |
| 54 | Idaho | $18,310 |
$17,680 | 80 |