How much do Pipelayers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Pipelayers, the published 10th percentile is $51,120 and the 90th percentile is $87,260. The difference is $36,140, which is 50.1% 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 $63,180 to the 75th at $86,560, covers $23,380.

The mean annual wage is $72,270, which sits above the median of $72,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 47.1% higher than the national median of $49,000 for Pipelayers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,568, which is 35.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the Massachusetts median of $72,770.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pipelayers at $66,568 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pipelayers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $37,280 and employment of 60. That median is 48.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,284, against $66,568 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $70,230 and employment of 40. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,007, against $66,568 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 84 miles away, with a median of $62,020 and employment of 40. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,889, against $66,568 here.