How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $38,930 and the 90th percentile is $59,220. The difference is $20,290, which is 51.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,210 to the 75th at $44,890, covers $5,680.

The mean annual wage is $45,850, which sits above the median of $39,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,982, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Connecticut median of $38,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $36,982 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 8th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $45,930 and employment of 120. That median is 16.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,975, against $36,982 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $52,000 and employment of 4,360. That median is 31.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,196, against $36,982 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 110 miles away, with a median of $44,010 and employment of 170. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,202, against $36,982 here.