How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $37,990 and the 90th percentile is $51,750. The difference is $13,760, which is 36.2% 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 $37,990 to the 75th at $48,480, covers $10,490.

The mean annual wage is $42,310, which sits above the median of $37,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,877, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% lower than the Michigan median of $42,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $37,877 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $46,280 and employment of 260. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,274, against $37,877 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $47,100. That median is 24% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,296, against $37,877 here.
• Akron, OH is 145 miles away, with a median of $45,870 and employment of 70. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,127, against $37,877 here.