How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $40,300 and the 90th percentile is $58,540. The difference is $18,240, which is 38.7% 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 $47,100 to the 75th at $49,930, covers $2,830.

The mean annual wage is $48,110, which sits above the median of $47,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,296, which is 16.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% higher than the Michigan median of $42,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $49,296 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. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 1st 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 109 miles away, with a median of $39,020. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,253, against $49,296 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $37,990. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,877, against $49,296 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 137 miles away, with a median of $39,710. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,332, against $49,296 here.