Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Boulder, CO

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Boulder, CO: $65,630/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,780 – $98,000 · about 430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($59,690) by +$5,940 (+10%).

What it's really worth in Boulder

With Boulder's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $65,630 has the buying power of about $65,229 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $99,770 · median home $727,954 · median rent $2,257/mo.

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How Boulder ranks for this job

On raw pay, Boulder, CO is 47th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Boulder's cost of living is applied, it ranks 66th.

The headline number flatters Boulder. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Boulder

A median home in Boulder, CO costs $727,954 — about 11.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,257/mo works out at 41% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Boulder.

Metro	Median pay	vs Boulder	Rent vs Boulder
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+55%	1×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+48%	0.8×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+47%	0.8×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+34%	0.6×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Boulder	Rent vs Boulder
Denver, CO	$64,030	−2%	0.8×
Fort Collins, CO	$61,360	−7%	0.9×
Colorado Springs, CO	$60,610	−8%	0.8×
Greeley, CO	$56,250	−14%	0.8×

Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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