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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in Wisconsin

$84,720avg. a year
$40.73 an hour · 10,210 employed

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Wisconsin earn an average of $84,720 a year. That is $12,550 (17%) more than the U.S. average of $72,170. The best-paying metro area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI at $92,030.

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$81,210Median pay
$40.73Average hourly
+26%Avg. pay since 2020
#9Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Wisconsin metro areas

Average pay for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters by metro area. Swipe to see all 15.

16,730 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$92,030
$44.25 an hour
22,760 jobs
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
$89,150
$42.86 an hour
3730 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$86,800
$41.73 an hour
41,590 jobs
Madison, WI
$86,590
$41.63 an hour
5890 jobs
Appleton, WI
$86,560
$41.61 an hour
6230 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$86,490
$41.58 an hour
7210 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$83,820
$40.30 an hour
8150 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$83,390
$40.09 an hour
9260 jobs
Wausau, WI
$83,350
$40.07 an hour
10280 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$83,340
$40.07 an hour
11150 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$82,280
$39.56 an hour
12280 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$82,140
$39.49 an hour
13140 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$81,660
$39.26 an hour
14240 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$81,250
$39.06 an hour
15420 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$80,110
$38.51 an hour

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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in Wisconsin, charted

Pay over time

Wisconsin, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Wisconsin plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Wisconsin vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$72,170$34.70
Wisconsin$84,720$40.73
Illinois$93,400$44.91
Minnesota$86,700$41.68
Michigan$77,250$37.14
Iowa$70,030$33.67

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Questions and answers

How much do plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters make in Wisconsin?

The average is $84,720 a year, and the median is $81,210. That is $12,550 (17%) more than the U.S. average of $72,170.

What is the hourly wage in Wisconsin?

$40.73 an hour on average; the median is $39.04.

Where in Wisconsin do they earn the most?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($92,030), followed by Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ($89,150). The lowest average among 15 metro areas with data is Duluth, MN-WI ($80,110).

How does Wisconsin rank?

Wisconsin ranks #9 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 47-2152. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.