Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Wyoming
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,538
after federal, FICA and Wyoming tax
Tax takes
$6,712
14.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,421
Wyoming costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wyoming — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$45,250
Kept after tax
$38,538
Worth in national money
$42,421
State rank
12
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wyoming is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $45,250, which ranks 12 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 6.82% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Wyoming, this one sits low: 325 of 433 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Wyoming is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,250 the take-home is $38,538; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,421 would nationally. The average comes to $46,130, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wyoming ranks 12 of 48 states publishing a median for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, at $45,250 — about 6.82% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters occupies position 325 of 433 in Wyoming's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Wyoming, on $45,250, is $38,538 — equivalent to $42,421 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $46,130 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $52,270 |
| This salary | $45,250 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Wyoming | $38,538 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,538 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,762 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,250 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,340 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Wyoming earn less than $45,250. The published range is $38,400 up to $52,270, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Wyoming the take-home figure of $38,538, from $45,250, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 325 of 433 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wyoming, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,421, the adjusted value of that $45,250 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 325 of 433 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Wyoming the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,400 to $52,270. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Wyoming is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,538 from $45,250. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 325 of 433 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wyoming, so $42,421 — the adjusted value of that $45,250 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 325 of 433 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,400 and the top tenth $52,270, so most people doing this work in Wyoming sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Wyoming is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $42,421 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $38,538 of this wage reaches your account, because Wyoming takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,400 to $52,270) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wyoming rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wyoming's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,421 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Wyoming levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $38,538 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.