Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in College Station, TX
Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in College Station, TX: $53,640/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,270 – $74,690 · about 420 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($59,690) by −$6,050 (-10%).
What it's really worth in College Station
With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $53,640 has the buying power of about $58,777 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,659 · median home $310,961 · median rent $1,472/mo.
How College Station ranks for this job
On raw pay, College Station, TX is 126th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 104th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — College Station 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 College Station
A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 5.8× 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 $1,472/mo works out at 33% 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 College Station.
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | $101,560 | +89% | 1.5× |
| Kennewick, WA | $97,150 | +81% | 1.2× |
| Minneapolis, MN | $96,200 | +79% | 1.2× |
| Duluth, MN | $88,000 | +64% | 0.9× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, TX | $62,160 | +16% | 0.9× |
| Austin, TX | $60,740 | +13% | 1.1× |
| Houston, TX | $60,490 | +13% | 1.1× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $60,080 | +12% | 1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.