Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Wyoming
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,326
after federal, FICA and Wyoming tax
Tax takes
$10,084
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,598
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
$62,410
Kept after tax
$52,326
Worth in national money
$57,598
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wyoming is 31 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $62,410. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 433 occupations Wyoming reports figures for, this is number 182.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $62,410 you keep $52,326 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $57,598 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $61,890.
- Wyoming ranks 31 of 51 for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters at $62,410. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Wyoming's occupational distribution, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters sits at 182 of 433 — 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.
- Retained pay in Wyoming is $52,326 after the full tax stack, from $62,410. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $57,598 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $61,890 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,030 |
| This salary | $62,410 |
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 | $52,326 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,326 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,750 |
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 | $62,410 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,599 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
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 Wyoming earn under $62,410 and half over. The published range runs $43,770 at the tenth percentile to $80,030 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wyoming's $52,326, worked from $62,410. 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 182 of 433.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wyoming, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $57,598, the adjusted value of that $62,410 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 182 of 433 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Wyoming, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,770 to $80,030; 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.
- The Wyoming take-home of $52,326, on $62,410 for work ranking 182 of 433 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 182 of 433 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wyoming, so $57,598 — the adjusted value of that $62,410 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 182 of 433 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $43,770 at the bottom tenth to $80,030 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $57,598.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $52,326 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,770 to $80,030) 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 $57,598 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 $52,326 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.
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.