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Pipefitting federal salary series 4204

Full-time federal employees in the Pipefitting series earned a median of $79,515 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 27% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $72,732 and $85,838.

Median pay
$79,515
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$72,732–$85,838
25th–75th percentile
Employees
3,408
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.6%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Pipefitting
All federal (full-time)

What shapes pipefitting pay

The most common grade with published pay is WG-10 (1,807 employees, median $77,261). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (623 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($105,477) and lowest in Florida ($69,894), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 77% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Pipefitting pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Pipefitting pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
WG-10 1,807 $77,261 $71,668–$84,064
WL-10 431 $86,256 $78,920–$90,805
WS-9 56 $96,837 $89,506–$105,091

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Pipefitting pay by agency

Pipefitting pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 623 $77,261 $71,370–$84,210
Department of Justice 52 $96,660 $88,608–$104,997
Department of Homeland Security 48 $81,623 $67,577–$88,468

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Pipefitting pay by state

The 8 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Pipefitting pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 68 $82,499 $76,635–$92,684
Maryland 65 $84,628 $75,508–$89,720
New York 55 $81,226 $78,263–$84,461
Florida 43 $69,894 $67,066–$80,412
Texas 34 $71,668 $68,913–$77,323
District of Columbia 33 $105,477 $84,628–$110,486
Ohio 33 $79,911 $76,781–$84,064
Illinois 33 $76,280 $73,358–$82,123

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.6% from $76,781 in September 2025 to $79,515 in September 2026. Headcount went from 3,462 to 3,408 (−1.6%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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