Pipelayers Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Pipelayers in Chicago, Illinois earns $56,840 a year.

$56,840 / year, mean
↑ 3.3% above national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for pipelayers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
250
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.7%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $84,530 New York $83,110 Los Angeles $81,010 Kennewick $80,890 Sacramento $79,690 Buffalo $78,660 South Bend $78,090 Riverside $75,970 Spokane $75,270 Portland $73,930 Oxnard $73,660 San Diego $71,560 Indianapolis $71,450 Syracuse $66,000 Detroit $65,900 Philadelphia $64,260 Salem $63,250 Medford $62,450 Harrisburg $59,450 Huntington $58,640 York $58,300 Lexington Park $57,190 Chicago $56,840 Louisville $56,300 Baltimore $55,490 Palm Bay $52,290 Austin $50,340 Richmond $50,340 Virginia Beach $49,020 Miami $48,370 Tampa $48,320 Midland $48,220 Naples $48,150 Sarasota $48,140 Charlottesville $47,840 Fort Myers $47,540 Dallas $47,510 Jacksonville $47,360 Port St. Lucie $47,310 Lynchburg $47,260 Orlando $46,720 Houston $46,280 Panama City $46,010 Lakeland $45,920 Wildwood $45,830 Deltona $45,350 Pensacola $44,870 Ocala $44,380 San Antonio $44,160 Longview $43,070 Odessa $42,920 Corpus Christi $41,600 College Station $41,340 El Paso $38,440 McAllen $38,110
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Austin, Texas$50,340-11.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$55,490-2.4%
Buffalo, New York$78,660+38.4%
Fort Myers, Florida$47,540-16.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$47,840-15.8%
College Station, Texas$41,340-27.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$41,600-26.8%
Dallas, Texas$47,510-16.4%
Deltona, Florida$45,350-20.2%
Detroit, Michigan$65,900+15.9%
El Paso, Texas$38,440-32.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$59,450+4.6%
Houston, Texas$46,280-18.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$58,640+3.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$71,450+25.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$47,360-16.7%
Kennewick, Washington$80,890+42.3%
Lakeland, Florida$45,920-19.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$57,190+0.6%
Longview, Texas$43,070-24.2%
Los Angeles, California$81,010+42.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$56,300-1.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$47,260-16.9%
McAllen, Texas$38,110-33.0%
Medford, Oregon$62,450+9.9%
Miami, Florida$48,370-14.9%
Midland, Texas$48,220-15.2%
Naples, Florida$48,150-15.3%
New York, New York$83,110+46.2%
Sarasota, Florida$48,140-15.3%
Ocala, Florida$44,380-21.9%
Odessa, Texas$42,920-24.5%
Orlando, Florida$46,720-17.8%
Oxnard, California$73,660+29.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$52,290-8.0%
Panama City, Florida$46,010-19.1%
Pensacola, Florida$44,870-21.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$64,260+13.1%
Portland, Oregon$73,930+30.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$47,310-16.8%
Richmond, Virginia$50,340-11.4%
Riverside, California$75,970+33.7%
Sacramento, California$79,690+40.2%
Salem, Oregon$63,250+11.3%
San Antonio, Texas$44,160-22.3%
San Diego, California$71,560+25.9%
Seattle, Washington$84,530+48.7%
South Bend, Indiana$78,090+37.4%
Spokane, Washington$75,270+32.4%
Syracuse, New York$66,000+16.1%
Tampa, Florida$48,320-15.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$49,020-13.8%
Wildwood, Florida$45,830-19.4%
York, Pennsylvania$58,300+2.6%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
56,840/yr
Estimated take-home
45,178/yr
Est. total withheld
20.5%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-2151 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555