Pipelayers Salary in the US
A pipelayers earns a national median of $49,000 a year (mean $54,700) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #574 of 825.
How much does a pipelayers earn in the US?
A pipelayers in the United States earns a median of $49,000 a year (mean $54,700), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 33,050 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2151), ranked #574 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$49,000
per year
Mean
$54,700
per year
Employment
33,050
US workers
National rank
#574
of 825 by median
What a pipelayers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a pipelayers (SOC 47-2151) earns a median annual wage of $49,000 and a mean (average) of $54,700. The median is the midpoint — half of pipelayers earn more and half earn less — and is 4% 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 pipelayers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for pipelayers is $49,000, and the mean (average) is $54,700. The median is the midpoint — half of pipelayers earn more and half earn less.
- How does pipelayers pay compare to the US average?
- At $49,000, a pipelayers earns 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many pipelayers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 33,050 pipelayers employed nationally (SOC 47-2151), across all industries.
- Where does this pipelayers 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 47-2151. 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 47-2151 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries