Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Riverside, CA

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Riverside, CA: $57,770/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,870 – $103,320 · about 3,850 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($59,690) by −$1,920 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Riverside

With Riverside's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $57,770 has the buying power of about $53,819 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $81,041 · median home $585,378 · median rent $2,519/mo.

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How Riverside ranks for this job

On raw pay, Riverside, CA is 109th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Riverside's cost of living is applied, it ranks 146th.

The headline number flatters Riverside. 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 Riverside

A median home in Riverside, CA costs $585,378 — about 10.1× 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 $2,519/mo works out at 52% 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 Riverside.

Metro	Median pay	vs Riverside	Rent vs Riverside
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+76%	0.9×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+68%	0.7×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+67%	0.7×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+52%	0.5×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Riverside	Rent vs Riverside
San Jose, CA	$86,370	+50%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$75,840	+31%	1.3×
Santa Cruz, CA	$64,380	+11%	1.4×
San Diego, CA	$64,100	+11%	1.2×

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

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