Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,631
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$10,849
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,128
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$55,480
Kept after tax
$44,631
Worth in national money
$51,128
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $55,480, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 13.04% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 188 among 486 occupations Mississippi publishes pay for.
- Mississippi is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $55,480 the take-home is $44,631; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,128 would nationally. The average comes to $56,690, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Mississippi ranks 46 of 51 for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, with a median of $55,480 — about 13.04% 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.
- Position 188 of 486 in Mississippi places plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Mississippi, on $55,480, is $44,631 — equivalent to $51,128 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 $56,690 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 | $35,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,470 |
| This salary | $55,480 |
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 Mississippi | $44,631 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,758 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,011 |
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 | $52,833 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,641 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Mississippi earn under $55,480 and half over. The published range runs $35,830 at the tenth percentile to $75,470 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $44,631, from $55,480, 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 188 of 486 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $51,128, the adjusted value of that $55,480 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Mississippi. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 188 of 486 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,830 to $75,470; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $44,631 from $55,480. 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 188 of 486 locally.
- This $51,128 adjusted figure, worked from $55,480, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 188 of 486 in the state. The occupation ranks 188 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,830 at the tenth percentile, $75,470 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Mississippi is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $51,128 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Mississippi then takes its own share, leaving $44,631.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,830 to $75,470) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $51,128 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 $44,631 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.