Gas Distribution Technician Salary: United States
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The median annual wage for Gas Distribution Technician in the United States was $49,000 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers earned between $43,980 and $61,400.
Broader occupation Our title "Gas Distribution Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2151 Pipelayers. BLS groups Gas Distribution Technician within Pipelayers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
Annual wages
Gas Distribution Technician, the United States, annual wages: 10% earned less than $37,730, half earned less than the median of $49,000, 90% earned less than $80,170 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,730 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $43,980 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $49,000 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $61,400 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $80,170 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $54,700 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages
Gas Distribution Technician, the United States, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $18.14, half earned less than the median of $23.56, 90% earned less than $38.55 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18.14 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $21.15 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $23.56 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $29.52 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $38.55 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $26.30 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Employment: BLS estimates 33,050 workers in this occupation nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-2151 Pipelayers, National.
What BLS wages include. Base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. They leave out overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Target metros
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th percentile | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,950 | $46,610 to $50,800 | 700 | 1.17 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,790 | $45,440 to $50,640 | 570 | 1.84 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,650 | $41,000 to $49,210 | 690 | 2.29 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $48,390 | $45,960 to $57,720 | 640 | 4.03 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $80,370 | $67,210 to $99,020 | 390 | 0.19 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $80,370 | $67,210 to $99,020 | 390 | 0.19 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,680 | $44,440 to $50,350 | 1,240 | 1.44 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,150 | $40,190 to $48,710 | 1,300 | 1.86 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $54,520 | $45,700 to $62,410 | 250 | 0.26 |
How does Gas Distribution Technician pay differ by industry?
These are national industry estimates for SOC 47-2151, not local offers or separate estimates for the niche title. Industry names are exactly as BLS publishes them.
| Industry | NAICS | Median | Basis | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 22 | $51,970 | Annual | 540 |
| Utilities | 221000 | $51,970 | Annual | 540 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | 221200 | $81,200 | Annual | 170 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | 221300 | $48,720 | Annual | 360 |
| Construction | 23 | $48,800 | Annual | 26,300 |
| Construction of Buildings | 236000 | $51,020 | Annual | 1,440 |
| Residential Building Construction | 236100 | $47,080 | Annual | 330 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 236200 | $56,540 | Annual | 1,110 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 237000 | $48,370 | Annual | 16,380 |
| Utility System Construction | 237100 | $48,530 | Annual | 13,140 |
| Land Subdivision | 237200 | $47,920 | Annual | 160 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 237300 | $48,060 | Annual | 2,260 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 237900 | $46,730 | Annual | 830 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 238000 | $49,730 | Annual | 8,480 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 238100 | $44,260 | Annual | 350 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 238200 | $59,280 | Annual | 2,010 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 238300 | $48,060 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 238900 | $49,340 | Annual | 5,960 |
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | $81,280 | Annual | 50 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 54 | $38,450 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 541000 | $38,450 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
Industry estimates are national. Do not combine an industry median with a local percentile to invent an industry-specific local rate.
Which related roles have a different BLS occupation?
A supervisory occupation is not an experience percentile for the craft. Compare the actual responsibilities and the published SOC.
Line Foreman (47-1011)Line General Foreman (47-1011)Utility Construction Superintendent (11-9021)Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Pipelayers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $93,550 | 90 | 0.52 | 1.83 |
| Green Bay, WI | $91,520 | 40 | 1.03 | 1.83 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $90,880 | 40 | 1.53 | 1.95 |
| Madison, WI | $86,870 | 50 | 0.55 | 1.50 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $84,830 | 610 | 1.39 | 1.17 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $82,020 | 320 | 0.78 | 1.38 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $81,250 | 30 | 0.97 | 1.86 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $80,370 | 390 | 0.19 | 1.31 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $80,260 | 500 | 0.37 | 1.44 |
| Cleveland, OH | $79,840 | 100 | 0.47 | 1.59 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,570 | 50 | 5.22 | 0.89 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $40,220 | 40 | 4.21 | 0.94 |
| El Paso, TX | $38,370 | 140 | 1.92 | 0.97 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,010 | 190 | 2.45 | 0.83 |
| Florence, SC | $37,650 | 30 | 1.58 | 0.87 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,290 | 80 | 1.32 | 1.04 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,280 | 60 | 1.42 | 0.66 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,020 | 100 | 1.72 | 0.79 |
| Albany, GA | $36,820 | 30 | 2.71 | 0.84 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $25,620 | 180 | 1.21 | 0.87 |
The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.
What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Gas Distribution Technician in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Gas Distribution Technician in National, the published median for SOC 47-2151, Pipelayers, is $49,000 per year. The middle half of the Gas Distribution Technician in National wage distribution runs from $43,980 to $61,400, a width of $17,420 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
For the national Gas Distribution Technician comparison, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX reports $45,150 per year while Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX reports $46,680 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Gas Distribution Technician figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.
The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Pipelayers, read alongside Gas Distribution Technician in National, are Manufacturing at $81,280 per year (NAICS 31-33); Natural Gas Distribution at $81,200 per year (NAICS 221200); Building Equipment Contractors at $59,280 per year (NAICS 238200). Those Gas Distribution Technician in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.
The Gas Distribution Technician in National median was $48,710 per year in May 2024, compared with $49,000 in May 2025, a published difference of $290. That Gas Distribution Technician in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $48,710 and $49,000 Gas Distribution Technician in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before offering $49,000 per year for Gas Distribution Technician in National, separate overtime, per diem, lodging and mobilization separately; prevailing wage obligations and union scale depend on the assignment and agreement, not a special BLS traveling-worker percentile. The Gas Distribution Technician in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Gas Distribution Technician in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Gas Distribution Technician in National is broader: BLS groups Gas Distribution Technician within Pipelayers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. For a Gas Distribution Technician in National opening, establish the equipment, license requirements and responsibility before deciding which people the pay range should attract. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Gas Distribution Technician in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Gas Distribution Technician in National buyer?
Gas Distribution Technician in National has a published middle-half band of $43,980 to $61,400, a width of $17,420 per year, with median $49,000. An offer inside that Gas Distribution Technician in National band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Gas Distribution Technician in National?
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are the largest-employment comparison markets used for Gas Distribution Technician in National. Comparing those Pipelayers tables with the $49,000 Gas Distribution Technician in National median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Gas Distribution Technician in National?
Gas Distribution Technician in National uses national industry rows for SOC 47-2151, not local sector-specific wages. Manufacturing leads the selected sortable rows at $81,280 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Gas Distribution Technician in National.
What changed between the releases for Gas Distribution Technician in National?
Gas Distribution Technician in National moved from $48,710 in May 2024 to $49,000 in May 2025. These Gas Distribution Technician in National published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 47-2151. Published annual median: $48,710 (May 2024) and $49,000 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.