Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Richmond, Virginia earns $40,330 a year.

$40,330 / year, mean
↓ 9.1% below national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Richmond sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
370
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.1%
Cost of living 98 #76 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $397,705 #53 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $84,405 #39 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Richmond ranks #76 for cost of living and #53 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $65,600 Santa Maria $58,030 San Francisco $54,650 New York $54,180 Spokane $51,280 Portland $48,650 Los Angeles $48,580 Kiryas Joel $48,570 Grand Rapids $48,110 San Diego $47,700 Syracuse $47,080 Albany $46,520 Baltimore $46,290 Philadelphia $45,370 Buffalo $45,060 Houston $44,910 Oxnard $44,680 Austin $44,500 Fresno $44,500 Odessa $44,400 Stockton $44,120 Dallas $43,910 Indianapolis $43,690 Louisville $43,580 Rochester $43,020 Lexington $42,690 Chicago $42,640 Detroit $42,310 Hagerstown $42,210 Palm Bay $42,090 Waco $41,840 Bakersfield $41,330 San Antonio $41,190 Beaumont $41,140 Pittsburgh $41,130 Corpus Christi $40,960 Orlando $40,660 Sebastian $40,570 Miami $40,440 Richmond $40,330 Sarasota $40,130 College Station $40,110 Pensacola $39,970 Naples $39,950 Lubbock $39,820 Charlottesville $39,780 Longview $39,690 Tampa $39,530 Lakeland $39,230 Killeen $39,180 Fort Myers $39,160 Abilene $39,030 Jacksonville $38,780 Winchester $38,740 Lynchburg $38,610 Tyler $38,430 San Angelo $38,230 Tallahassee $38,150 Amarillo $37,700 Victoria $37,540 Virginia Beach $37,290 Roanoke $36,980 Huntington $36,570 El Paso $36,520 McAllen $35,580 Gainesville $35,190
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Abilene, Texas$39,030-3.2%
Albany, New York$46,520+15.3%
Amarillo, Texas$37,700-6.5%
Austin, Texas$44,500+10.3%
Bakersfield, California$41,330+2.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$46,290+14.8%
Beaumont, Texas$41,140+2.0%
Buffalo, New York$45,060+11.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$39,160-2.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$39,780-1.4%
Chicago, Illinois$42,640+5.7%
College Station, Texas$40,110-0.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$40,960+1.6%
Dallas, Texas$43,910+8.9%
Detroit, Michigan$42,310+4.9%
El Paso, Texas$36,520-9.4%
Fresno, California$44,500+10.3%
Gainesville, Florida$35,190-12.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$48,110+19.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$42,210+4.7%
Houston, Texas$44,910+11.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$36,570-9.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$43,690+8.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$38,780-3.8%
Killeen, Texas$39,180-2.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$48,570+20.4%
Lakeland, Florida$39,230-2.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$42,690+5.9%
Longview, Texas$39,690-1.6%
Los Angeles, California$48,580+20.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$43,580+8.1%
Lubbock, Texas$39,820-1.3%
Lynchburg, Virginia$38,610-4.3%
McAllen, Texas$35,580-11.8%
Miami, Florida$40,440+0.3%
Naples, Florida$39,950-0.9%
New York, New York$54,180+34.3%
Sarasota, Florida$40,130-0.5%
Odessa, Texas$44,400+10.1%
Orlando, Florida$40,660+0.8%
Oxnard, California$44,680+10.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$42,090+4.4%
Pensacola, Florida$39,970-0.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$45,370+12.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$41,130+2.0%
Portland, Oregon$48,650+20.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$36,980-8.3%
Rochester, New York$43,020+6.7%
San Angelo, Texas$38,230-5.2%
San Antonio, Texas$41,190+2.1%
San Diego, California$47,700+18.3%
San Francisco, California$54,650+35.5%
Santa Maria, California$58,030+43.9%
Seattle, Washington$65,600+62.7%
Sebastian, Florida$40,570+0.6%
Spokane, Washington$51,280+27.2%
Stockton, California$44,120+9.4%
Syracuse, New York$47,080+16.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$38,150-5.4%
Tampa, Florida$39,530-2.0%
Tyler, Texas$38,430-4.7%
Victoria, Texas$37,540-6.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$37,290-7.5%
Waco, Texas$41,840+3.7%
Winchester, Virginia$38,740-3.9%
Gross salary
40,330/yr
Estimated take-home
33,080/yr
Est. total withheld
18.0%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-3015 SOC code
Official area Richmond, VA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
1,327,321