Pipelayer salary
49,000 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 47-2151
Half of all pipelayers in the United States earn more than 49,000 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay574of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.4×43,980 USD – 61,400 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 43,980 USD |
| Median | 49,000 USD |
| Mean | 54,700 USD |
| Upper quartile | 61,400 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 47-2151 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 49,100 USD
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 49,080 USD
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 49,030 USD
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 48,990 USD
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 48,750 USD
- Rock Splitters, Quarry 48,740 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov