How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $33,380 and the 90th percentile is $60,810. The difference is $27,430, which is 61.6% 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 $33,540 to the 75th at $49,260, covers $15,720.

The mean annual wage is $43,690, which sits below the median of $44,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,512, which is 9.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Indiana median of $42,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $46,512 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 4th of 7 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $46,950 and employment of 290. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,229, against $46,512 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $45,660 and employment of 80. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,259, against $46,512 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $45,200 and employment of 440. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,564, against $46,512 here.