How much does a Nuclear Pipefitter make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Pipefitter in the United States is $46,196 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.
However, a Nuclear Pipefitter's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,508
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,387 to $57,352
Key Factors That Influence Nuclear Pipefitter Salaries
A Nuclear Pipefitter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Nuclear Pipefitter Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Nuclear Pipefitters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $51,149.
California: $50,955.
Massachusetts: $50,276.
District of Columbia$51,149
California$50,955
Massachusetts$50,276
Washington$50,091
New Jersey$50,072
Alaska$50,008
Connecticut$49,370
New York$49,111
Hawaii$48,284
Rhode Island$47,896
Maryland$47,633
Minnesota$47,273
Colorado$47,134
Illinois$47,088
Oregon$46,912
Delaware$46,783
New Hampshire$46,702
Virginia$46,520
Pennsylvania$45,989
Nevada$45,721
North Dakota$45,633
Michigan$45,494
Wisconsin$45,443
Vermont$45,342
Texas$45,060
Maine$45,041
Arizona$45,014
Ohio$44,981
Georgia$44,556
Indiana$44,344
Wyoming$44,302
Utah$44,238
Iowa$44,210
Kansas$43,988
Louisiana$43,924
North Carolina$43,900
Missouri$43,891
Florida$43,711
Montana$43,614
Nebraska$43,522
Kentucky$43,471
South Carolina$43,286
Tennessee$43,171
Idaho$43,124
New Mexico$42,787
Oklahoma$42,713
Alabama$42,441
South Dakota$41,983
Arkansas$41,734
West Virginia$41,600
Mississippi$41,198
Top Paying Cities for Nuclear Pipefitters
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $58,268
San Francisco: $57,630
Oakland: $56,415
San Jose, CA$58,268
San Francisco, CA$57,630
Oakland, CA$56,415
New York, NY$53,190
Paramus, NJ$52,543
Queens Village, NY$52,541
Passaic, NJ$52,497
Bergenfield, NJ$52,493
Stamford, CT$52,391
Huntington, NY$52,372
Newark, NJ$52,031
Bridgeport, CT$51,934
Vallejo, CA$51,842
New Brunswick, NJ$51,823
Petaluma, CA$51,795
Middlesex, NJ$51,708
Somerset, NJ$51,675
Santa Cruz, CA$51,615
Boston, MA$51,333
Monterey, CA$51,171
Seattle, WA$51,066
Santa Rosa, CA$51,056
Los Angeles, CA$51,042
Juneau, AK$50,922
Washington, DC$50,871
Orange, CA$50,707
Santa Ana, CA$50,585
Long Beach, CA$50,539
Anaheim, CA$50,530
Anchorage, AK$50,507
Santa Maria, CA$50,368
Everett, WA$50,359
Danbury, CT$50,196
Bremerton, WA$50,132
Tacoma, WA$49,966
New Suffolk, NY$49,965
Sacramento, CA$49,952
Santa Barbara, CA$49,901
Trenton, NJ$49,851
San Diego, CA$49,851
Brockton, MA$49,800
Fairbanks, AK$49,687
Lompoc, CA$49,569
Lowell, MA$49,531
Ventura, CA$49,523
Nashua, NH$49,513
Stockton, CA$49,509
Modesto, CA$49,171
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,070
Olympia, WA$48,982
Kennewick, WA$48,982
New Haven, CT$48,964
Lawrence, MA$48,797
Hartford, CT$48,751
Riverside, CA$48,742
New Bedford, MA$48,696
Richland, WA$48,696
Bakersfield, CA$48,631
San Bernardino, CA$48,612
New Britain, CT$48,608
Atlantic City, NJ$48,608
New London, CT$48,589
Norwich, CT$48,576
Portsmouth, NH$48,566
Boulder, CO$48,468
Portland, OR$48,405
Worcester, MA$48,400
Minneapolis, MN$48,257
Philadelphia, PA$48,192
Honolulu, HI$48,040
Saint Paul, MN$48,017
Vineland, NJ$48,007
Providence, RI$47,873
Chicago, IL$47,739
Bellingham, WA$47,684
Springfield, MA$47,647
Baltimore, MD$47,633
Chico, CA$47,518
Pittsfield, MA$47,393
Manchester, NH$47,305
Spokane, WA$47,102
Denver, CO$47,097
Albany, NY$46,880
Troy, NY$46,862
Nassau, NY$46,812
Schenectady, NY$46,765
Wilmington, DE$46,728
Burlington, VT$46,663
Salem, OR$46,645
Portland, ME$46,501
Yakima, WA$46,455
Rochester, MN$46,312
Reno, NV$46,289
Fresno, CA$46,289
Milwaukee, WI$46,247
Detroit, MI$46,201
Ann Arbor, MI$46,193
Allentown, PA$46,187
Colorado Springs, CO$46,109
Syracuse, NY$46,086
Carson City, NV$46,086
Houston, TX$46,021
Eugene, OR$45,998
Gary, IN$45,942
Springfield, OR$45,905
Bismarck, ND$45,896
Galveston, TX$45,864
Medford, OR$45,794
Fort Collins, CO$45,776
Concord, NH$45,753
Austin, TX$45,739
Mesa, AZ$45,642
Reading, PA$45,637
Phoenix, AZ$45,633
Dallas, TX$45,619
Saint Cloud, MN$45,575
Madison, WI$45,513
Utica, NY$45,388
Rochester, NY$45,314
Des Moines, IA$45,309
Raleigh, NC$45,305
Atlanta, GA$45,236
Battle Creek, MI$45,222
Salt Lake City, UT$45,208
Lancaster, PA$45,139
Harrisburg, PA$45,074
Kansas City, MO$45,028
Champaign, IL$45,018
Kansas City, KS$45,018
Fort Worth, TX$45,014
Columbus, OH$45,006
Boca Raton, FL$44,995
Pittsburgh, PA$44,977
Richmond, VA$44,958
Indianapolis, IN$44,949
Cleveland, OH$44,944
Las Vegas, NV$44,889
Cincinnati, OH$44,889
Petersburg, VA$44,820
Huntsville, AL$44,750
Lansing, MI$44,720
Lebanon, PA$44,713
Pueblo, CO$44,709
Appleton, WI$44,695
Buffalo, NY$44,677
Dayton, OH$44,663
Racine, WI$44,653
Charlotte, NC$44,649
Saint Louis, MO$44,635
York, PA$44,607
Elkhart, IN$44,607
Gastonia, NC$44,598
Billings, MT$44,587
Beaumont, TX$44,575
Lorain, OH$44,566
Benton Harbor, MI$44,556
Toledo, OH$44,547
Binghamton, NY$44,524
Rock Hill, SC$44,519
Rockford, IL$44,496
Springfield, IL$44,478
Elyria, OH$44,473
Fargo, ND$44,473
Flagstaff, AZ$44,441
Fort Lauderdale, FL$44,413
Duluth, MN$44,386
Miami, FL$44,386
Cheyenne, WY$44,353
Grand Forks, ND$44,353
Bangor, ME$44,252
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,201
Durham, NC$44,181
Louisville, KY$44,178
Grand Rapids, MI$44,168
Hialeah, FL$44,164
Casper, WY$44,099
Scranton, PA$44,044
New Orleans, LA$44,030
Virginia Beach, VA$44,025
Akron, OH$44,002
Peoria, IL$43,942
Sarasota, FL$43,933
Nashville, TN$43,900
Omaha, NE$43,900
Green Bay, WI$43,900
Baton Rouge, LA$43,877
Charleston, SC$43,868
Jamestown, NY$43,845
Davenport, IA$43,845
Tucson, AZ$43,822
Saint Petersburg, FL$43,794
Tampa, FL$43,785
Evansville, IN$43,757
Port Arthur, TX$43,757
Bradenton, FL$43,739
Santa Fe, NM$43,656
Orlando, FL$43,572
Clearwater, FL$43,559
Canton, OH$43,462
La Crosse, WI$43,462
Albuquerque, NM$43,434
Newport News, VA$43,429
High Point, NC$43,415
Ogden, UT$43,397
Corpus Christi, TX$43,360
Norfolk, VA$43,332
Laramie, WY$43,332
Rock Island, IL$43,305
Saginaw, MI$43,295
Jacksonville, FL$43,291
Salisbury, NC$43,281
Boise, ID$43,272
Moline, IL$43,249
Fort Myers, FL$43,235
Memphis, TN$43,226
Tulsa, OK$43,203
Waterloo, IA$43,175
Spartanburg, SC$43,129
Lincoln, NE$43,106
Fort Wayne, IN$43,097
Provo, UT$43,092
Cedar Falls, IA$43,037
San Antonio, TX$43,018
Greensboro, NC$43,000
South Bend, IN$42,995
Savannah, GA$42,944
Muskegon, MI$42,926
Birmingham, AL$42,921
Winston Salem, NC$42,898
Lake Charles, LA$42,787
Anderson, IN$42,778
Lexington, KY$42,764
Augusta, GA$42,750
Greenville, SC$42,750
Lima, OH$42,713
Wichita, KS$42,709
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,709
Columbia, SC$42,667
Springfield, OH$42,658
Asheville, NC$42,584
Bloomington, IN$42,552
Knoxville, TN$42,385
Shreveport, LA$42,381
Wilmington, NC$42,321
Roanoke, VA$42,321
Topeka, KS$42,237
Frankfort, KY$42,232
Oklahoma City, OK$42,200
Chillicothe, OH$42,182
Longview, TX$42,177
Melbourne, FL$42,173
Sioux Falls, SD$42,099
Mobile, AL$42,094
Terre Haute, IN$42,076
Altoona, PA$42,048
Amarillo, TX$42,016
Killeen, TX$42,002
Fayetteville, AR$41,965
Chattanooga, TN$41,951
Sioux City, IA$41,909
Idaho Falls, ID$41,900
Lynchburg, VA$41,863
Gainesville, FL$41,803
Portsmouth, OH$41,780
Little Rock, AR$41,771
Lafayette, LA$41,752
Youngstown, OH$41,752
Daytona Beach, FL$41,725
Clarksville, TN$41,720
Pensacola, FL$41,715
Temple, TX$41,712
Hopkinsville, KY$41,577
Erie, PA$41,568
Florence, SC$41,549
Charleston, WV$41,475
Great Falls, MT$41,452
Macon, GA$41,387
Tallahassee, FL$41,383
Fayetteville, NC$41,373
Waco, TX$41,364
Helena, MT$41,332
Pine Bluff, AR$41,314
Vincennes, IN$41,258
Lubbock, TX$41,240
Alamogordo, NM$41,212
Twin Falls, ID$41,170
Rapid City, SD$41,156
Jackson, MS$41,073
Huntington, WV$41,070
Greenville, MS$41,069
Parkersburg, WV$41,021
Montgomery, AL$41,013
Wichita Falls, TX$40,967
Springfield, MO$40,967
Biloxi, MS$40,944
Monroe, LA$40,898
Johnstown, PA$40,865
Sumter, SC$40,847
Columbus, GA$40,842
Pascagoula, MS$40,754
Abilene, TX$40,754
Kingsport, TN$40,634
Albany, GA$40,634
Gulfport, MS$40,620
Alexandria, LA$40,468
Fort Smith, AR$40,353
El Paso, TX$40,228
Las Cruces, NM$40,020
Harlingen, TX$39,903
Pocatello, ID$39,895
Florence, AL$39,835
Brownsville, TX$39,826
Mcallen, TX$39,729
Dothan, AL$39,664
Columbus, MS$39,390
Altus, OK$39,175
Lawton, OK$39,087
Pierre, SD$38,920
Nuclear Pipefitter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Nuclear Pipefitter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
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Monthly
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$37,387
Average$46,196/year
$57,352
$3,116
Average$3,850/month
$4,779
$719
Average$888/week
$1,103
$18
Average$22/hour
$28
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$57,352
$4,779
$1,103
$28
Average
$46,196
$3,850
$888
$22
25th Percentile
$37,387
$3,116
$719
$18
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Pipefitter, Sr.$80,369
Journeyman Pipefitter$77,338
Pipefitter Helper$63,128
Pipefitter Apprenticeship$60,803
Maintenance Pipefitter$60,600
Pipefitter$60,510
Industrial Pipefitter$60,106
Apprentice Pipefitter$58,051
Union Pipefitter$47,531
Most common benefits for Nuclear Pipefitter
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