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Plumbers and pipefitters in Nevada: what they earn

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Nevada earned a median $61,610 a year in May 2025, $29.62 an hour. 5,370 people held the job, 3.5 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 3% below the national figure of $63,800, and Nevada ranks 35 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$61,610
$29.62 an hour
Rank by pay
#35
of 51 states and DC
Employed in NV
5,370
3.5 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.15
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Nevada

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$20.29$42,210A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$23.34$48,540A quarter earn less.
Median$29.62$61,610Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$43.05$89,550A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$56.94$118,430A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$34.38$71,510The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Nevada against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
32 Vermont $62,170 980
33 Arizona $62,070 11,810
34 Utah $61,900 7,030
35 Nevada $61,610 5,370
36 New Mexico $61,440 2,830
37 Nebraska $60,970 4,110
38 Virginia $60,470 13,780

The complete ranking is on the Plumbers and pipefitters page.

Against the national figure

NevadaUnited States
Median annual$61,610$63,800
Median hourly$29.62$30.67
10th percentile, annual$42,210$44,150
90th percentile, annual$118,430$108,420
Employed5,370465,840

Other trades in Nevada

Electricians ($73,570) · HVAC technicians ($60,510) · Welders ($61,520) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($62,290)

See all five ranked by pay in Nevada.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Nevada are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.