Pay by state · 45 states
Pipelayer Salary by State (2026)
Pipelayers earn the most in Wisconsin at $86,870 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $25,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $49,000. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $86,870Wisconsin
- National median
- $49,000BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $25,620Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Pipelayer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of pipelayers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIWisconsin | $86,870 | $80,990 | $93,550 | 350 | $92,322 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $82,450 | $70,110 | $95,180 | 1,050 | $77,047 |
| 3 | MNMinnesota | $81,980 | $75,840 | $95,040 | 510 | $83,126 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $78,830 | $63,360 | $97,310 | 400 | $72,451 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $76,180 | $61,870 | $94,560 | 1,420 | $68,804 |
| 6 | INIndiana | $73,580 | $52,040 | $91,860 | 800 | $78,839 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $72,770 | $63,020 | $86,550 | N/A | $68,809 |
| 8 | OHOhio | $71,560 | $59,530 | $79,720 | 1,160 | $77,134 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $70,370 | $52,510 | $80,370 | 250 | $65,205 |
| 10 | OROregon | $64,230 | $57,820 | $75,240 | 620 | $62,141 |
| 11 | NVNevada | $63,570 | $48,650 | $75,820 | 450 | $63,583 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $62,740 | $56,510 | $65,710 | 480 | $62,318 |
| 13 | MIMichigan | $61,560 | $57,110 | $77,570 | 180 | $63,980 |
| 14 | COColorado | $59,740 | $50,710 | $69,720 | 790 | $57,971 |
| 15 | KYKentucky | $58,820 | $53,880 | $58,830 | 60 | $65,240 |
| 16 | IDIdaho | $58,650 | $47,580 | $65,210 | 280 | $61,417 |
| 17 | DEDelaware | $58,240 | $46,700 | $59,840 | N/A | $58,352 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $55,640 | $49,910 | $60,890 | 650 | $53,011 |
| 19 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $55,470 | $50,850 | $59,830 | 110 | $50,473 |
| 20 | IAIowa | $53,990 | $50,190 | $57,800 | 280 | $61,519 |
| 21 | NHNew Hampshire | $53,870 | $41,670 | $61,170 | 210 | $51,716 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $52,000 | $49,620 | $57,220 | 530 | $52,598 |
| 23 | MEMaine | $50,980 | $47,530 | $65,050 | 110 | $52,530 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $50,650 | $43,160 | $56,750 | 300 | $57,176 |
| 25 | ILIllinois | $49,590 | $45,700 | $55,950 | 280 | $49,611 |
| 26 | VAVirginia | $48,700 | $44,020 | $56,870 | 1,080 | $48,168 |
| 27 | MTMontana | $48,080 | $47,480 | $62,170 | 80 | $50,800 |
| 28 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,810 | $47,580 | $49,140 | 170 | $53,744 |
| 29 | KSKansas | $47,390 | $45,160 | $48,730 | 240 | $52,616 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $47,260 | $43,820 | $49,800 | 4,050 | $45,700 |
| 31 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,220 | $42,200 | $51,880 | 3,830 | $50,060 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $46,220 | $39,050 | $50,440 | 1,890 | $47,999 |
| 33 | TNTennessee | $46,020 | $41,800 | $48,970 | 810 | $50,093 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $45,620 | $39,870 | $49,490 | 5,010 | $47,003 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $45,550 | $42,020 | $48,240 | 190 | $49,397 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $45,190 | $38,770 | $51,900 | 530 | $51,444 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $45,180 | $38,960 | $49,490 | 670 | $48,193 |
| 38 | ALAlabama | $44,550 | $36,440 | $49,700 | 460 | $50,156 |
| 39 | NENebraska | $44,470 | $38,100 | $55,720 | 570 | $49,355 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $44,340 | $37,380 | $48,250 | N/A | $50,268 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $41,900 | $36,930 | $48,300 | 320 | $48,187 |
| 42 | PAPennsylvania | $41,600 | $41,600 | $61,230 | 590 | $42,635 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $40,440 | $35,850 | $46,950 | 180 | $45,186 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $37,650 | $36,440 | $40,210 | 430 | $43,307 |
| 45 | PRPuerto Rico | $25,620 | $23,900 | $33,060 | 180 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Pipelayers, that changes the ranking: Wisconsin leads on raw pay at $86,870, while Wisconsin leads once prices are taken into account at $92,322.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Pipelayer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Pipelayers the most?
Wisconsin reports the highest median wage for Pipelayers at $86,870 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($82,450) and Minnesota ($81,980).
Which state pays Pipelayers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Pipelayers at $25,620 a year, $61,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Pipelayers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wisconsin first at $92,322 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $86,870. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.