SOC 47-3015 · Area 4800004 · May 2025

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$27,730	$13.33
25th percentile	$34,130	$16.41
Median	$38,750	$18.63
75th percentile	$43,290	$20.81
90th percentile	$45,900	$22.07
Average	$38,680	$18.60

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 160. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $34,130 to $43,290 in 2025, a span of $9,160.

The area median is $3,200 (7.6%) below Texas's $41,950 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 21 other published areas

This area's median is $3,670 (10.5%) above the $35,080 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $3,140 (8.8%) above the $35,610 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $2,680 (7.4%) above the $36,070 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $2,320 (6.4%) above the $36,430 median in San Angelo, TX.
This area's median is $2,020 (5.5%) above the $36,730 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $1,690 (4.6%) above the $37,060 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $1,590 (4.3%) above the $37,160 median in Abilene, TX.
This area's median is $980 (2.6%) above the $37,770 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $790 (2.1%) above the $37,960 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $580 (1.5%) above the $38,170 median in Victoria, TX.
This area's median is $450 (1.2%) above the $38,300 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is the same as the $38,750 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $380 (1.0%) below the $39,130 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
This area's median is $630 (1.6%) below the $39,380 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $760 (1.9%) below the $39,510 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $960 (2.4%) below the $39,710 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $2,520 (6.1%) below the $41,270 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
This area's median is $2,530 (6.1%) below the $41,280 median in Odessa, TX.
This area's median is $4,930 (11.3%) below the $43,680 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $5,570 (12.6%) below the $44,320 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
This area's median is $6,000 (13.4%) below the $44,750 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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