Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $65K, rent takes 27.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,199/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters typically earn — is $37K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,233/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $65K locally vs. $64K nationally, a 2% difference.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area pays $65K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +2%.

The median is $65,180 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $37,210, and experienced plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters can clear $91,840. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,303/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,199/month, which eats 27.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salary is worth about $65,180 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.