Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Seattle, WA

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Seattle, WA: $83,230/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,510 – $138,790 · about 5,860 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($59,690) by +$23,540 (+39%).

What it's really worth in Seattle

With Seattle's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $83,230 has the buying power of about $73,831 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $107,206 · median home $750,279 · median rent $2,232/mo.

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How Seattle ranks for this job

On raw pay, Seattle, WA is 10th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Seattle's cost of living is applied, it ranks 32nd.

The headline number flatters Seattle. 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 Seattle

A median home in Seattle, WA costs $750,279 — about 9× 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 $2,232/mo works out at 32% 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 Seattle.

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+22%	1×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+17%	0.8×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+16%	0.8×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+6%	0.6×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+17%	0.8×
Olympia, WA	$76,260	−8%	0.9×
Bremerton, WA	$69,010	−17%	0.9×
Spokane, WA	$64,840	−22%	0.7×

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

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