Plumber / Pipefitter vs Welder pay in Houston
Side-by-side hourly pay on one shared scale: public baselines plus anonymous worker reports.
The takeaway
Plumber / Pipefitters earn $5.39/hr more than welders in Houston
$28.18/hr vs $22.79/hr, about $11,211/year apart working full-time.
Plumber / Pipefitter
Public data$28.18/hr
P25
$21.61
Median
$28.18
P75
$36.85
Public baseline · Full Houston details
Welder
Public data$22.79/hr
P25
$18.08
Median
$22.79
P75
$29.01
Public baseline · Full Houston details
Common questions
Which pays more in Houston, plumber / pipefitter or welder?
Plumber / Pipefitters earn more in Houston: $28.18/hr vs $22.79/hr for welders, a gap of $5.39/hr (about $11,211/year full-time).
How big is the pay gap between plumber / pipefitters and welder in Houston?
About $5.39/hr, roughly $11,211 per year working full-time. Gaps vary with experience, union status, and employer; anonymous worker reports refine these numbers over time.
Where does this pay data come from?
Public baselines come from the BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; community figures come from anonymous worker pay reports. Pages update as workers share.
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Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes · Community figures from anonymous worker reports.