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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in St. Petersburg, FL

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area earn a median of $52,000 a year, an average of $55,600. About 4,180 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$52,000
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$55,600
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$41,610
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$66,830
Top of the range
People employed
4,180
In St. Petersburg metro area
Rent share of median wage
35.6%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in St. Petersburg

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,542
per month, in St. Petersburg, FL
Income needed for median rent
$61,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters wage
$52,000
15.7% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
35.6%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$73,118
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the St. Petersburg area. Read the St. Petersburg, FL cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Lubbock, TX
-5.9%
Median $48,950
Mean $54,380
Employed 550
Laredo, TX
-10.9%
Median $46,350
Mean $49,450
Employed 120
Fort Wayne, IN
+48.3%
Median $77,110
Mean $78,260
Employed 1,160
Toledo, OH
+28.7%
Median $66,920
Mean $73,220
Employed 1,100
Reno, NV
+48.1%
Median $77,020
Mean $75,820
Employed 1,170
Chesapeake, VA
+19.0%
Median $61,870
Mean $59,280
Employed 5,100
Winston-Salem, NC
-5.3%
Median $49,240
Mean $53,170
Employed 860
North Las Vegas, NV
+14.8%
Median $59,700
Mean $70,210
Employed 3,800

See plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.