occupation · 47-2152 · Indiana

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Indiana

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters earned a median annual wage of $64,560 in Indiana in May 2024, with 11,620 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $64,560SOURCE: BLS OEWS

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What stands out

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters earned a median annual wage of $64,560 in Indiana in May 2024, with 11,620 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $44,390 or less, the best-paid tenth $97,900 or more. Since May 2015 the median moved from $58,020 to $64,560, +11.3 %. Among the 54 states with data, Indiana ranks 19 by median wage for this occupation. The national median is $62,970; Indiana is +2.5 % against it. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code for May 2024 (the cap changes by year). Every value links to its fact record.

Indiana, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

Reference	Employment	Median	Mean	10th	25th	75th	90th	Median hourly	Source
May 2024	11,620	$64,560	$69,500	$44,390	$49,500	$89,180	$97,900	$31.04	evidence →
May 2023	11,040	$64,900	$69,220	$43,680	$49,150	$87,630	$96,460	$31.20	evidence →
May 2022	12,090	$68,290	$67,360	$38,690	$48,560	$83,380	$91,850	$32.83	evidence →
May 2021	11,070	$61,390	$62,450	$36,830	$47,040	$78,210	$89,090	$29.51	evidence →
May 2020	10,510	$56,310	$60,190	$34,140	$42,630	$77,280	$93,690	$27.07	evidence →
May 2019	11,630	$59,550	$61,480	$34,250	$43,000	$77,560	$94,950	$28.63	evidence →
May 2018	10,730	$58,010	$60,030	$33,770	$41,430	$75,730	$91,710	$27.89	evidence →
May 2017	11,540	$60,280	$60,160	$32,370	$40,860	$76,150	$90,040	$28.98	evidence →
May 2016	10,120	$56,780	$57,400	$31,110	$39,550	$73,980	$83,160	$27.30	evidence →
May 2015	10,470	$58,020	$58,650	$32,210	$42,700	$73,770	$87,480	$27.90	evidence →

Metropolitan areas in Indiana

Median annual wage for this occupation, May 2024.

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Kokomo, IN	$89,180	420
Terre Haute, IN	$88,070	400
Columbus, IN	$84,530	120
Bloomington, IN	$83,270	320
Fort Wayne, IN	$80,150	1,200
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$69,080	530
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$63,780	4,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$62,090	110
Evansville, IN	$61,480	450
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$60,280	320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,340	510
Muncie, IN	$58,250	60

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