SOC 47-2151 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Pipelayers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$49,000

10th percentile: $37,730
25th percentile: $43,980
Median: $49,000
75th percentile: $61,400
90th percentile: $80,170
Mean: $54,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 33,050.

That median is 3.9% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Pipelayers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	90	$81,520	$93,550	$98,840
Green Bay, WI	40	$55,470	$91,520	$105,270
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	40	$51,300	$90,880	$91,600
Madison, WI	50	$80,190	$86,870	$106,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	610	$62,400	$84,830	$104,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	320	$72,610	$82,020	$119,020
Youngstown-Warren, OH	30	$46,130	$81,250	$84,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	390	$59,280	$80,370	$106,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	500	$54,100	$80,260	$107,950
Cleveland, OH	100	$49,150	$79,840	$97,580
Kennewick-Richland, WA	90	$65,720	$77,220	$102,610
Toledo, OH	30	$48,050	$76,870	$94,900
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	40	$58,020	$76,450	$97,050
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	80	$57,950	$76,390	$97,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	250	$49,220	$76,190	$106,480
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	490	$38,400	$74,180	$95,180
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	170	$49,400	$73,960	$135,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	320	$59,090	$73,920	$96,940
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Not available	$51,120	$72,070	$87,260
Columbus, OH	430	$63,940	$71,560	$89,640

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Pipelayers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,300	$36,930	$45,150	$58,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,240	$37,900	$46,680	$56,210
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,170	$40,330	$48,980	$59,860
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,000	$36,980	$47,560	$64,490
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	740	$38,850	$48,440	$62,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	700	$38,270	$47,950	$59,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	690	$37,620	$46,650	$58,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	660	$47,560	$55,320	$65,070
Raleigh-Cary, NC	640	$39,720	$48,390	$60,080
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	610	$62,400	$84,830	$104,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	570	$37,490	$47,790	$59,170
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	500	$49,500	$63,410	$77,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	500	$54,100	$80,260	$107,950
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	490	$38,400	$74,180	$95,180
Jacksonville, FL	450	$38,290	$47,690	$58,010
Columbus, OH	430	$63,940	$71,560	$89,640
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	400	$48,800	$63,010	$73,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	390	$59,280	$80,370	$106,890
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	380	$36,370	$44,200	$49,900
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	320	$72,610	$82,020	$119,020

States and territories

State estimates for Pipelayers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Wisconsin	350	$69,600	$86,870	$98,520
Washington	1,050	$61,010	$82,450	$101,310
Minnesota	510	$66,620	$81,980	$101,360
New Jersey	400	$53,020	$78,830	$106,890
California	1,420	$50,650	$76,180	$108,790
Indiana	800	$38,400	$73,580	$95,180
Massachusetts	Not available	$56,620	$72,770	$86,560
Ohio	1,160	$46,840	$71,560	$91,540
New York	250	$44,790	$70,370	$112,860
Oregon	620	$48,870	$64,230	$83,200
Nevada	450	$33,280	$63,570	$90,690
Arizona	480	$46,990	$62,740	$73,820
Michigan	180	$52,140	$61,560	$86,120
Colorado	790	$46,930	$59,740	$76,940
Kentucky	60	$52,120	$58,820	$61,870
Idaho	280	$38,990	$58,650	$73,340
Delaware	Not available	$46,700	$58,240	$71,060
Maryland	650	$48,270	$55,640	$62,690
District of Columbia	110	$37,350	$55,470	$67,900
Iowa	280	$46,940	$53,990	$63,660
New Hampshire	210	$37,280	$53,870	$82,510
Utah	530	$47,840	$52,000	$60,510
Maine	110	$44,320	$50,980	$73,380
South Dakota	300	$36,560	$50,650	$60,300
Illinois	280	$41,760	$49,590	$62,490
Virginia	1,080	$38,130	$48,700	$61,140
Montana	80	$47,480	$48,080	$75,420
North Dakota	170	$47,200	$47,810	$59,240
Kansas	240	$44,720	$47,390	$58,280
Florida	4,050	$37,620	$47,260	$58,450
North Carolina	3,830	$37,870	$47,220	$59,280
Georgia	1,890	$35,600	$46,220	$61,820
Tennessee	810	$35,810	$46,020	$59,590
Texas	5,010	$37,030	$45,620	$56,730
New Mexico	190	$38,000	$45,550	$55,830
Oklahoma	530	$37,120	$45,190	$53,300
South Carolina	670	$37,480	$45,180	$58,920
Alabama	460	$29,130	$44,550	$55,410
Nebraska	570	$37,110	$44,470	$62,550
Louisiana	Not available	$35,200	$44,340	$60,180
Mississippi	320	$31,610	$41,900	$67,010
Pennsylvania	590	$41,600	$41,600	$75,330
West Virginia	180	$31,660	$40,440	$58,680
Arkansas	430	$31,570	$37,650	$44,760
Puerto Rico	180	$22,150	$25,620	$35,200

Other construction and extraction occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Pipelayers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Pipelayers is $49,000. Employment is 33,050.

How does Pipelayers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Pipelayers is 3.9% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Pipelayers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is highest on this page's list at $93,550.