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Pipelayers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Pipelayers salaries across 44 states

$55,898
National Average (Median)
$86,870
Highest: Wisconsin
$37,650
Lowest: Arkansas

Pipelayers Salary by State

Compare Pipelayers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$37,650
$86,870

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $44,550 AZ $62,740 AR $37,650 CA $76,180 CO $59,740 DE $58,240 DC $55,470 FL $47,260 GA $46,220 ID $58,650 IL $49,590 IN $73,580 IA $53,990 KS $47,390 KY $58,820 LA $44,340 ME $50,980 MD $55,640 MA $72,770 MI $61,560 MN $81,980 MS $41,900 MT $48,080 NE $44,470 NV $63,570 NH $53,870 NJ $78,830 NM $45,550 NY $70,370 NC $47,220 ND $47,810 OH $71,560 OK $45,190 OR $64,230 PA $41,600 SC $45,180 SD $50,650 TN $46,020 TX $45,620 UT $52,000 VA $48,700 WA $82,450 WV $40,440 WI $86,870

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Wisconsin
$86,870
#2
Washington
$82,450
#3
Minnesota
$81,980
#4
New Jersey
$78,830
#5
California
$76,180

Pipelayers Salary in All 44 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Wisconsin $86,870 $86,850 350
2 Washington $82,450 $82,170 1,050
3 Minnesota $81,980 $85,080 510
4 New Jersey $78,830 $78,600 400
5 California $76,180 $77,930 1,420
6 Indiana $73,580 $72,020 800
7 Massachusetts $72,770 $72,760 N/A
8 Ohio $71,560 $69,190 1,160
9 New York $70,370 $74,270 250
10 Oregon $64,230 $66,900 620
11 Nevada $63,570 $62,160 450
12 Arizona $62,740 $61,690 480
13 Michigan $61,560 $66,400 180
14 Colorado $59,740 $60,670 790
15 Kentucky $58,820 $59,190 60
16 Idaho $58,650 $55,090 280
17 Delaware $58,240 $55,730 N/A
18 Maryland $55,640 $56,200 650
19 District of Columbia $55,470 $57,120 110
20 Iowa $53,990 $54,940 280
21 New Hampshire $53,870 $56,900 210
22 Utah $52,000 $53,600 530
23 Maine $50,980 $58,100 110
24 South Dakota $50,650 $49,800 300
25 Illinois $49,590 $51,850 280
26 Virginia $48,700 $49,610 1,080
27 Montana $48,080 $56,850 80
28 North Dakota $47,810 $50,800 170
29 Kansas $47,390 $48,480 240
30 Florida $47,260 $47,440 4,050
31 North Carolina $47,220 $47,990 3,830
32 Georgia $46,220 $47,230 1,890
33 Tennessee $46,020 $46,880 810
34 Texas $45,620 $46,090 5,010
35 New Mexico $45,550 $46,210 190
36 Oklahoma $45,190 $46,220 530
37 South Carolina $45,180 $45,880 670
38 Alabama $44,550 $43,250 460
39 Nebraska $44,470 $48,190 570
40 Louisiana $44,340 $46,030 N/A
41 Mississippi $41,900 $45,480 320
42 Pennsylvania $41,600 $52,570 590
43 West Virginia $40,440 $42,900 180
44 Arkansas $37,650 $38,160 430

Pipelayers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Pipelayers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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