Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Helpers of Pipelayers
Helpers of Pipelayers help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Helpers of Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $24,820 to $28,310 per year or $12 to $14 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Helpers of Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $24 | $49,360 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $19 | $40,070 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $16 | $33,590 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $14 | $28,310 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $12 | $24,820 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| MO | $21 | $43,550 |
| AK | $21 | $43,530 |
| HI | $21 | $43,370 |
| NY | $20 | $42,190 |
| WI | $20 | $41,700 |
| CA | $20 | $40,840 |
| MA | $19 | $39,970 |
| UT | $19 | $39,060 |
| MN | $19 | $38,810 |
| WA | $19 | $38,770 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Helper of Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitter is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MO doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MO might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Helpers of Pipelayers are in the states of MO, AK, HI, NY and WI.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | $48090 | $23.12 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $42150 | $20.27 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $39950 | $19.21 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $39760 | $19.12 |
| Utility System Construction | $39630 | $19.05 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $38570 | $18.54 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $38120 | $18.33 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $36760 | $17.67 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $35000 | $16.83 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $34160 | $16.42 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $34120 | $16.41 |
| Land Subdivision | $33960 | $16.33 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $33500 | $16.11 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $33490 | $16.10 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $33100 | $15.92 |
| Employment Services | $32780 | $15.76 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $32390 | $15.57 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $29320 | $14.10 |
| Residential Building Construction | $ | $* |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $ | $* |
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