Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Olympia, WA

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Olympia, WA: $76,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,920 – $135,790 · about 270 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($59,690) by +$16,570 (+28%).

What it's really worth in Olympia

With Olympia's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $76,260 has the buying power of about $71,700 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $88,895 · median home $533,918 · median rent $2,041/mo.

Full Olympia cost of living & taxes →

How Olympia ranks for this job

On raw pay, Olympia, WA is 25th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Olympia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.

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

What that salary buys in Olympia

A median home in Olympia, WA costs $533,918 — about 7× 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 $2,041/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 Olympia.

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+33%	1.1×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+27%	0.8×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+26%	0.8×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+15%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+27%	0.8×
Seattle, WA	$83,230	+9%	1.1×
Bremerton, WA	$69,010	−10%	1×
Spokane, WA	$64,840	−15%	0.8×

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

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