How much do Pipelayers make in Green Bay, WI?

Percentile spread

For Pipelayers, the published 10th percentile is $55,470 and the 90th percentile is $105,270. The difference is $49,800, which is 54.4% 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 $79,040 to the 75th at $97,040, covers $18,000.

The mean annual wage is $86,120, which sits below the median of $91,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Green Bay, WI median is 86.8% higher than the national median of $49,000 for Pipelayers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,318, which is 100.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Wisconsin median of $86,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Green Bay, WI is 93.086, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $91,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pipelayers at $98,318 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pipelayers. Green Bay, WI ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $93,550 and employment of 90. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,506, against $98,318 here.
• Madison, WI is 125 miles away, with a median of $86,870 and employment of 50. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,293, against $98,318 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 188 miles away, with a median of $54,520 and employment of 250. That median is 40.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,628, against $98,318 here.

Employment share

Pipelayers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Green Bay, WI (40 of 174,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.