How much do Pipelayers make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

Percentile spread

For Pipelayers, the published 10th percentile is $37,620 and the 90th percentile is $61,020. The difference is $23,400, which is 49.4% 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 $38,560 to the 75th at $49,610, covers $11,050.

The mean annual wage is $48,140, which sits above the median of $47,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $49,000 for Pipelayers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,213, which is 5.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Florida median of $47,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pipelayers at $46,213 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pipelayers. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 5th of 12 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).).

• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $47,790 and employment of 570. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,368, against $46,213 here.
• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $46,630 and employment of 210. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,560, against $46,213 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $45,690 and employment of 110. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,035, against $46,213 here.

Employment share

Pipelayers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (260 of 339,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.60 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.