The highest-paying states for pipelayers (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 in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $85,280, Alaska is the highest paying state for pipelayers. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $79,150). 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 in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $85,280 |
$56,410 | 40 |
| 2 | Minnesota | $79,150 |
$64,600 | 830 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $77,790 |
$46,320 | 1,660 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $74,040 |
$54,770 | 630 |
| 5 | Washington | $71,760 |
$49,610 | 1,250 |
| 6 | Kentucky | $67,700 |
$44,800 | 230 |
| 7 | New York | $66,130 |
$52,740 | 290 |
| 8 | Nevada | $64,400 |
$46,710 | 630 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $62,670 |
$47,210 | 30 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $61,240 |
$48,350 | 30 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $59,710 |
$51,950 | 70 |
| 12 | California | $59,700 |
$33,120 | 2,180 |
| 13 | Oregon | $59,210 |
$47,720 | 440 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $58,740 |
$45,370 | 570 |
| 15 | Missouri | $57,990 |
$37,170 | 110 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $56,260 |
$39,460 | 150 |
| 17 | Colorado | $53,020 |
$39,370 | 970 |
| 18 | Delaware | $52,740 |
$39,080 | 70 |
| 19 | Maine | $52,540 |
$39,940 | 140 |
| 20 | Indiana | $51,610 |
$38,670 | 410 |
| 21 | Arizona | $51,320 |
$42,060 | 1,250 |
| 22 | Montana | $50,840 |
$40,430 | 80 |
| 23 | Ohio | $50,660 |
$40,290 | 720 |
| 24 | Iowa | $49,900 |
$39,510 | 430 |
| 25 | Michigan | $49,850 |
$39,200 | 190 |
| 26 | Idaho | $48,110 |
$38,070 | 170 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $48,100 |
$36,210 | 190 |
| 28 | Utah | $47,490 |
$38,610 | 760 |
| 29 | Maryland | $46,950 |
$39,820 | 800 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $46,180 |
$30,100 | 440 |
| 31 | Kansas | $46,120 |
$31,610 | 60 |
| 32 | Virginia | $45,740 |
$35,100 | 1,010 |
| 33 | District of Columbia | $45,570 |
$38,490 | 70 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $43,820 |
$29,760 | 700 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $43,810 |
$32,130 | 560 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $42,770 |
$35,930 | 740 |
| 37 | Illinois | $40,800 |
$35,070 | 340 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $40,740 |
$29,600 | 150 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $40,360 |
$31,790 | 250 |
| 40 | Texas | $40,350 |
$34,900 | 4,940 |
| 41 | Florida | $39,800 |
$32,860 | 4,050 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $39,430 |
$36,810 | 50 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $39,350 |
$31,310 | 3,020 |
| 44 | Vermont | $39,160 |
$32,520 | 50 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $38,880 |
$31,830 | 1,020 |
| 46 | Alabama | $38,440 |
$29,700 | 1,110 |
| 47 | Georgia | $37,970 |
$27,940 | 1,690 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $36,860 |
$32,900 | 80 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $36,110 |
$28,450 | 300 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $34,660 |
$28,050 | 340 |
| 51 | Rhode Island | $32,410 |
$21,030 | 100 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $24,500 |
$22,820 | 290 |