Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salaries across 51 states

$68,560
National Average (Median)
$101,020
Highest: District of Columbia
$48,660
Lowest: Arkansas

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary by State

Compare Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 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
$48,660
$101,020

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$101,020
#2
Illinois
$99,950
#3
Oregon
$97,050
#4
Minnesota
$94,410
#5
Alaska
$93,920

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $101,020 $91,200 1,010
2 Illinois $99,950 $93,400 16,750
3 Oregon $97,050 $98,450 5,370
4 Minnesota $94,410 $86,700 10,720
5 Alaska $93,920 $90,460 1,200
6 Massachusetts $93,880 $90,410 13,460
7 Wisconsin $81,210 $84,720 10,210
8 Washington $81,030 $88,800 12,470
9 Michigan $80,190 $77,250 14,120
10 Montana $79,960 $78,190 1,860
11 New Jersey $78,240 $92,590 8,750
12 Hawaii $78,060 $82,810 2,500
13 New York $77,490 $83,790 23,210
14 Connecticut $77,280 $75,400 5,410
15 Rhode Island $76,470 $81,610 1,820
16 Indiana $76,320 $75,660 11,280
17 California $72,830 $82,320 47,660
18 Pennsylvania $68,080 $77,050 13,620
19 New Hampshire $66,810 $66,230 1,950
20 Missouri $66,790 $75,010 8,310
21 Maryland $65,400 $73,510 11,420
22 Kansas $65,220 $71,410 4,590
23 Delaware $64,720 $68,110 1,590
24 Kentucky $64,160 $68,870 6,360
25 Maine $64,000 $66,570 2,710
26 Iowa $63,890 $70,030 5,730
27 Louisiana $63,680 $62,620 8,360
28 North Dakota $63,560 $66,160 1,620
29 Ohio $63,330 $69,700 16,390
30 Colorado $63,240 $69,090 10,080
31 Wyoming $62,410 $61,890 1,140
32 Vermont $62,170 $68,980 980
33 Arizona $62,070 $67,940 11,810
34 Utah $61,900 $64,210 7,030
35 Nevada $61,610 $71,510 5,370
36 New Mexico $61,440 $61,790 2,830
37 Nebraska $60,970 $65,710 4,110
38 Virginia $60,470 $60,650 13,780
39 Texas $59,840 $60,780 44,090
40 Alabama $58,670 $57,750 6,950
41 Tennessee $58,600 $60,500 9,270
42 Oklahoma $57,970 $58,970 6,050
43 Georgia $57,200 $58,220 8,930
44 North Carolina $57,080 $56,720 14,510
45 West Virginia $56,980 $58,780 1,830
46 Mississippi $55,480 $56,690 3,360
47 South Carolina $53,940 $55,890 5,770
48 Florida $52,910 $56,030 29,260
49 Idaho $52,380 $58,450 3,090
50 South Dakota $51,620 $55,530 1,760
51 Arkansas $48,660 $50,640 3,370

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 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 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 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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