SOC 47-3015 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Warner Robins, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Warner Robins, GA is $35,470. The 10th percentile is $25,320 and the 90th percentile is $46,980. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$35,470

10th percentile
$25,320
25th percentile
$28,830
Median
$35,470
75th percentile
$37,880
90th percentile
$46,980
Mean
$35,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $25,320 and the 90th percentile is $46,980. The difference is $21,660, which is 61.1% 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 $28,830 to the 75th at $37,880, covers $9,050.

The mean annual wage is $35,480, which sits above the median of $35,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Warner Robins, GA median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,819, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Georgia median of $37,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Warner Robins, GA is 93.789, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $37,819 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Warner Robins, GA ranks 12th of 13 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).).

  • Macon-Bibb County, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $36,240 and employment of 50. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,936, against $37,819 here.
  • Albany, GA is 63 miles away, with a median of $36,220 and employment of 40. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,314, against $37,819 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 94 miles away, with a median of $39,650 and employment of 1,100. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,627, against $37,819 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Warner Robins, GA (40 of 76,050). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.84 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Warner Robins, GA · Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Warner Robins, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Warner Robins, GA is $35,470. The 10th percentile is $25,320 and the 90th percentile is $46,980. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters?

The local median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $42,360.

What is Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in Warner Robins, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Warner Robins, GA is 93.789, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,470 is $37,819. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Warner Robins, GA compare with nearby metros for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters?

Macon-Bibb County, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 25 miles away, at $36,240. Warner Robins, GA ranks 12th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.