How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $28,390 and the 90th percentile is $43,950. The difference is $15,560, which is 43.1% 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 $31,260 to the 75th at $41,840, covers $10,580.

The mean annual wage is $36,570, which sits above the median of $36,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,872, which is 3.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the West Virginia median of $35,930.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $40,872 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 13th of 14 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 102 miles away, with a median of $43,000 and employment of 150. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,292, against $40,872 here.
• Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $41,030 and employment of 200. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,977, against $40,872 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 113 miles away, with a median of $46,950 and employment of 290. That median is 29.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,229, against $40,872 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (40 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.