How much do Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $52,270 and the 90th percentile is $143,950. The difference is $91,680, which is 94.7% 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 $62,640 to the 75th at $117,900, covers $55,260.

The mean annual wage is $92,810, which sits below the median of $96,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 51.7% higher than the national median of $63,800 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,372, which is 40.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Massachusetts median of $93,880.

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 $96,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $89,372 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 21 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 $67,690 and employment of 660. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,066, against $89,372 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $82,260 and employment of 1,370. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,236, against $89,372 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $79,820 and employment of 3,000. That median is 17.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,429, against $89,372 here.

Employment share

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (9,200 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (465,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.