Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary in the US
A helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earns a national median of $42,360 a year (mean $43,730) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #699 of 825.
How much does a helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn in the US?
A helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the United States earns a median of $42,360 a year (mean $43,730), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 44,330 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-3015), ranked #699 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$42,360
per year
Mean
$43,730
per year
Employment
44,330
US workers
National rank
#699
of 825 by median
What a helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (SOC 47-3015) earns a median annual wage of $42,360 and a mean (average) of $43,730. The median is the midpoint — half of helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn more and half earn less — and is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters is $42,360, and the mean (average) is $43,730. The median is the midpoint — half of helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn more and half earn less.
- How does helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters pay compare to the US average?
- At $42,360, a helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earns 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 44,330 helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters employed nationally (SOC 47-3015), across all industries.
- Where does this helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-3015. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-3015 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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