SOC 47-2152 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $57,510. The 10th percentile is $39,550 and the 90th percentile is $73,860. Employment is 1,110.

Median annual wage

$57,510

10th percentile
$39,550
25th percentile
$46,930
Median
$57,510
75th percentile
$63,010
90th percentile
$73,860
Mean
$56,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $39,550 and the 90th percentile is $73,860. The difference is $34,310, which is 59.7% 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 $46,930 to the 75th at $63,010, covers $16,080.

The mean annual wage is $56,230, which sits below the median of $57,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $63,800 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,929, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the North Carolina median of $57,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greensboro-High Point, NC is 92.865, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $61,929 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 9th of 33 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).).

  • Burlington, NC is 22 miles away, with a median of $56,890 and employment of 260. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,043, against $61,929 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $49,240 and employment of 860. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,497, against $61,929 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $60,110 and employment of 620. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,606, against $61,929 here.

Employment share

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (1,110 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (465,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $57,510. The 10th percentile is $39,550 and the 90th percentile is $73,860. Employment is 1,110.

How does that compare with the national median for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters?

The local median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $63,800.

What is Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in Greensboro-High Point, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greensboro-High Point, NC is 92.865, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $57,510 is $61,929. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greensboro-High Point, NC compare with nearby metros for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters?

Burlington, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 22 miles away, at $56,890. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 9th of 33 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.