How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $39,600 and the 90th percentile is $62,940. The difference is $23,340, which is 49.7% 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 $41,150 to the 75th at $52,010, covers $10,860.

The mean annual wage is $47,700, which sits above the median of $46,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 10.8% higher than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,953, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the California median of $47,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $41,953 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $46,780 and employment of 640. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,192, against $41,953 here.
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $46,010 and employment of 100. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,625, against $41,953 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $39,080 and employment of 110. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,737, against $41,953 here.