Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Longview, TX

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Longview, TX: $49,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,560 – $70,370 · about 370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($59,690) by −$10,560 (-18%).

What it's really worth in Longview

With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $49,130 has the buying power of about $55,220 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.

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How Longview ranks for this job

On raw pay, Longview, TX is 161st of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 132nd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Longview is one of the places where plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Longview

A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — about 4.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,203/mo works out at 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

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 Longview.

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+107%	1.9×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+98%	1.4×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+96%	1.4×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+79%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Beaumont, TX	$62,160	+27%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$60,740	+24%	1.4×
Houston, TX	$60,490	+23%	1.4×
Corpus Christi, TX	$60,080	+22%	1.2×

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

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