How much do Pipelayers make in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA?

Percentile spread

For Pipelayers, the published 10th percentile is $49,500 and the 90th percentile is $61,220. The difference is $11,720, which is 19.1% 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 $61,220 to the 75th at $61,220, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $59,450, which sits below the median of $61,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA median is 24.9% higher than the national median of $49,000 for Pipelayers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,058, which is 26.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 47.2% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $41,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 98.650, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pipelayers at $62,058 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pipelayers. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

• York-Hanover, PA is 33 miles away, with a median of $58,400 and employment of 30. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,833, against $62,058 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 76 miles away, with a median of $54,690 and employment of 280. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,341, against $62,058 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 97 miles away, with a median of $58,560 and employment of 90. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,102, against $62,058 here.