How much do Pipelayers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Pipelayers, the published 10th percentile is $37,900 and the 90th percentile is $56,210. The difference is $18,310, which is 39.2% 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 $44,440 to the 75th at $50,350, covers $5,910.

The mean annual wage is $47,510, which sits above the median of $46,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $49,000 for Pipelayers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,281, which is 7.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Texas median of $45,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pipelayers at $45,281 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pipelayers. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $40,880 and employment of 40. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,684, against $45,281 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 147 miles away, with a median of $41,820 and employment of 70. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,981, against $45,281 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $49,350 and employment of 260. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,586, against $45,281 here.

Employment share

Pipelayers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (1,240 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.