Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,885
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$11,315
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,451
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — 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
$57,200
Kept after tax
$45,885
Worth in national money
$47,451
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $57,200, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 10.34% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 240.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $57,200 the take-home is $45,885; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $47,451 would nationally. The average comes to $58,220, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia ranks 43 of 51 for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, with a median of $57,200 — about 10.34% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters sits at 240 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Georgia, on $57,200, is $45,885 — equivalent to $47,451 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 $58,220 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,740 |
| This salary | $57,200 |
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 Georgia | $45,885 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,140 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,089 |
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 | $54,393 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,526 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,200 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,680 and the ninetieth is $80,740 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $45,885, worked from $57,200. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 240 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,451 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 240.
- The Georgia median of $57,200 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,680 to $80,740. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Georgia take-home of $45,885, on $57,200 for work ranking 240 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 240 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,451, worked from $57,200, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 240 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,680 at the bottom tenth to $80,740 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $47,451 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $45,885 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,680) and the ninetieth ($80,740) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia'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 $47,451 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $45,885 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.