How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $23,470 and the 90th percentile is $58,210. The difference is $34,740, which is 89.0% 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 $23,470 to the 75th at $49,070, covers $25,600.

The mean annual wage is $39,510, which sits above the median of $39,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 7.9% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,253, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the Wisconsin median of $41,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 96.937, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $40,253 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 80 miles away, with a median of $39,710. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,332, against $40,253 here.
• Madison, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $45,760 and employment of 60. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,036, against $40,253 here.
• Appleton, WI is 99 miles away, with a median of $37,990 and employment of 30. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,106, against $40,253 here.