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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

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U.S. mean $43,730 · median $42,360

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $58,480 $56,140 $28
+33.7%
$36,780–$78,980
New York #2 $53,390 $52,000 $26
+22.1%
$36,740–$72,800
Hawaii #3 $50,680 $52,000 $24
+15.9%
$34,130–$61,150
California #4 $49,080 $47,130 $24
+12.2%
$38,880–$62,370
Arizona #5 $47,790 $47,990 $23
+9.3%
$35,820–$60,210
Alaska #6 $47,370 $47,290 $23
+8.3%
$35,640–$55,690
Maine #7 $47,310 $48,410 $23
+8.2%
$39,840–$56,080
Maryland #8 $47,030 $46,170 $23
+7.5%
$36,050–$60,840
Idaho #9 $46,280 $40,120 $22
+5.8%
$37,540–$66,610
Oregon #10 $46,200 $44,800 $22
+5.6%
$39,370–$58,520
Wyoming #11 $46,130 $45,250 $22
+5.5%
$38,400–$52,270
Massachusetts #12 $46,000 $44,340 $22
+5.2%
$38,570–$58,860
Colorado #13 $45,970 $45,030 $22
+5.1%
$38,600–$55,260
New Jersey #14 $45,580 $44,360 $22
+4.2%
$38,430–$57,780
Ohio #15 $45,520 $45,760 $22
+4.1%
$35,520–$56,980
District of Columbia #16 $44,470 $45,440 $21
+1.7%
$37,340–$49,920
Nebraska #17 $44,100 $44,550 $21
+0.8%
$38,980–$49,600
New Hampshire #18 $43,690 $46,030 $21
-0.1%
$36,270–$52,940
Pennsylvania #19 $43,310 $42,150 $21
-1%
$36,240–$51,370
Nevada #20 $43,250 $41,100 $21
-1.1%
$33,760–$57,740
Indiana #21 $43,120 $42,240 $21
-1.4%
$32,850–$57,980
Utah #22 $43,010 $43,380 $21
-1.6%
$28,850–$55,690
Michigan #23 $42,960 $42,810 $21
-1.8%
$33,770–$51,750
Tennessee #24 $42,940 $44,550 $21
-1.8%
$34,620–$49,720
Texas #25 $42,770 $41,950 $21
-2.2%
$35,030–$54,180
Kentucky #26 $42,470 $43,330 $20
-2.9%
$33,420–$48,540
Oklahoma #27 $42,390 $40,080 $20
-3.1%
$31,730–$62,070
North Carolina #28 $42,240 $43,710 $20
-3.4%
$32,900–$48,380
Wisconsin #29 $42,200 $41,670 $20
-3.5%
$23,470–$57,390
Iowa #30 $41,600 $37,870 $20
-4.9%
$31,680–$57,100
Montana #31 $41,550 $41,420 $20
-5%
$37,440–$47,550
Illinois #32 $41,520 $38,300 $20
-5.1%
$34,550–$46,430
Connecticut #33 $41,420 $38,930 $20
-5.3%
$34,010–$55,340
New Mexico #34 $40,870 $40,100 $20
-6.5%
$35,150–$49,140
South Carolina #35 $40,860 $39,450 $20
-6.6%
$31,060–$47,690
Virginia #36 $40,700 $38,190 $20
-6.9%
$30,860–$49,570
Kansas #37 $40,680 $40,540 $20
-7%
$23,500–$49,420
Florida #38 $39,720 $37,560 $19
-9.2%
$32,090–$48,250
Louisiana #39 $39,100 $37,380 $19
-10.6%
$29,780–$48,660
Georgia #40 $39,070 $37,730 $19
-10.7%
$30,440–$45,970
Arkansas #41 $38,870 $37,670 $19
-11.1%
$33,170–$45,470
Delaware #42 $38,260 $36,070 $18
-12.5%
$32,300–$43,800
Vermont #43 $38,060 $37,440 $18
-13%
$37,440–$38,780
Alabama #44 $37,470 $37,440 $18
-14.3%
$27,080–$47,650
Mississippi #45 $36,590 $37,440 $18
-16.3%
$28,860–$43,760
South Dakota #46 $36,540 $36,500 $18
-16.4%
$31,330–$43,470
Missouri #47 $36,470 $34,630 $18
-16.6%
$31,200–$49,070
West Virginia #48 $35,280 $35,930 $17
-19.3%
$27,760–$45,220

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.