Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
United States. Estimated employment 465,840, with pages for 32 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-2152
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$63,800 · 50th
$44,15010th
$50,19025th
$63,80050th
$85,11075th
$108,42090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $107,560 | 3,830 |
| Chicago, IL | $103,380 | 12,750 |
| Champaign, IL | $95,530 | 390 |
| Springfield, IL | $94,370 | 220 |
| Rockford, IL | $94,230 | 440 |
| Binghamton, NY | $87,990 | 280 |
| Peoria, IL | $85,090 | 560 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $81,820 | 110 |
| Kankakee, IL | $81,620 | 110 |
| New York, NY | $78,610 | 21,040 |
| San Francisco, CA | $77,880 | 5,660 |
| Bloomington, IL | $77,700 | 180 |
| Albany, NY | $77,460 | 1,470 |
| Decatur, IL | $76,750 | 180 |
| Rochester, NY | $73,580 | 1,460 |
| Utica, NY | $72,810 | 140 |
| San Diego, CA | $72,510 | 5,100 |
| Buffalo, NY | $72,230 | 1,430 |
| Vallejo, CA | $71,560 | 370 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $71,110 | 15,690 |
| Kingston, NY | $70,190 | 180 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $68,130 | 350 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $66,450 | 960 |
| Napa, CA | $65,420 | 150 |
| Austin, TX | $62,810 | 5,260 |
| Beaumont, TX | $62,220 | 1,250 |
| Odessa, TX | $61,870 | 290 |
| Houston, TX | $61,300 | 10,980 |
| Dallas, TX | $61,250 | 11,980 |
| Midland, TX | $60,700 | 510 |
| Victoria, TX | $60,320 | 120 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $59,390 | 1,160 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 465,840 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 47-2152, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Mapped to our taxonomy as plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters.
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