How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $29,270 and the 90th percentile is $45,660. The difference is $16,390, which is 41.3% 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 $38,370 to the 75th at $42,320, covers $3,950.

The mean annual wage is $39,280, which sits below the median of $39,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tuscaloosa, AL median is 6.4% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,211, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the Alabama median of $37,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $45,211 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• Birmingham, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $37,440 and employment of 180. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,854, against $45,211 here.
• Jackson, MS is 144 miles away, with a median of $38,400 and employment of 110. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,123, against $45,211 here.
• Mobile, AL is 168 miles away, with a median of $44,500 and employment of 160. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,512, against $45,211 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tuscaloosa, AL (30 of 108,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.