United States
Pipelayers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$48,710
Pipelayers in the United States earn a median of $48,710 a year, about $23.42 an hour.
Median
$48,710
per year
Hourly
$23.42
as published
Mean
$54,270
pulled up by top earners
Workers
33,580
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $45,550 | -6% |
| Florida | State | $46,370 | -5% |
| North Carolina | State | $45,350 | -7% |
| Georgia | State | $45,780 | -6% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $47,240 | -3% |
| California | State | $78,090 | +60% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $45,590 | -6% |
| Washington | State | $80,280 | +65% |
| Virginia | State | $48,540 | -0% |
| Indiana | State | $75,320 | +55% |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Metro | $46,780 | -4% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Metro | $48,160 | -1% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $47,620 | -2% |
| Ohio | State | $59,120 | +21% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $82,660 | +70% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $49,090 | +1% |
| Alabama | State | $39,870 | -18% |
| Utah | State | $51,180 | +5% |
| Tennessee | State | $45,800 | -6% |
| Arizona | State | $61,810 | +27% |
| Colorado | State | $56,630 | +16% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $56,530 | +16% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Metro | $46,640 | -4% |
| Maryland | State | $58,260 | +20% |
| New Jersey | State | $70,780 | +45% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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