Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Flint, MI

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Flint, MI: $80,710/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,600 – $102,540 · about 650 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($59,690) by +$21,020 (+35%).

What it's really worth in Flint

With Flint's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $80,710 has the buying power of about $89,799 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,594 · median home $197,858 · median rent $1,096/mo.

Full Flint cost of living & taxes →

How Flint ranks for this job

On raw pay, Flint, MI is 12th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Flint's cost of living is applied, it ranks 6th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Flint sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Flint

A median home in Flint, MI costs $197,858 — about 2.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,096/mo works out at 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

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 Flint.

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+26%	2.1×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+20%	1.6×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+19%	1.6×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+9%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Kalamazoo, MI	$83,500	+3%	1.2×
Ann Arbor, MI	$78,540	−3%	1.9×
Detroit, MI	$78,210	−3%	1.4×
Lansing, MI	$73,010	−10%	1.2×

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

Who hires plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters around Flint

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• General Motors · Manufacturing

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