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How to Become a Plumber: Pay and Training by State

Plumbers in the US earned a median $30.67 an hour, or $63,800 a year, in May 2025.[1] District of Columbia has the highest state median, $48.57, and Arkansas the lowest, $23.39.[2]

Alabama: $28.21 an hourAlaska: $45.15 an hourArizona: $29.84 an hourColorado: $30.40 an hourFlorida: $25.44 an hourGeorgia: $27.50 an hourIndiana: $36.69 an hourKansas: $31.36 an hourMaine: $30.77 an hourMassachusetts: $45.14 an hourMinnesota: $45.39 an hourNew Jersey: $37.61 an hourNorth Carolina: $27.44 an hourNorth Dakota: $30.56 an hourOklahoma: $27.87 an hourPennsylvania: $32.73 an hourSouth Dakota: $24.82 an hourTexas: $28.77 an hourWyoming: $30.01 an hourConnecticut: $37.16 an hourMissouri: $32.11 an hourWest Virginia: $27.39 an hourIllinois: $48.05 an hourNew Mexico: $29.54 an hourArkansas: $23.39 an hourCalifornia: $35.01 an hourDelaware: $31.11 an hourDistrict of Columbia: $48.57 an hourHawaii: $37.53 an hourIowa: $30.72 an hourKentucky: $30.84 an hourMaryland: $31.44 an hourMichigan: $38.56 an hourMississippi: $26.67 an hourMontana: $38.44 an hourNew Hampshire: $32.12 an hourNew York: $37.26 an hourOhio: $30.45 an hourOregon: $46.66 an hourTennessee: $28.17 an hourUtah: $29.76 an hourVirginia: $29.07 an hourWashington: $38.96 an hourWisconsin: $39.04 an hourNebraska: $29.31 an hourSouth Carolina: $25.93 an hourIdaho: $25.18 an hourNevada: $29.62 an hourVermont: $29.89 an hourLouisiana: $30.62 an hourRhode Island: $36.77 an hour
under $28.17$28.17 to $30.01$30.01 to $31.44$31.44 to $38.44$38.44 and up

Median hourly pay by state. Select a state for its pay by percentile and city.

What is the pay range for plumbers in the US?

The middle half of plumbers earned $24.13 to $40.92 an hour; the top tenth earned $52.13 or more.[1]

10th
$21.22
25th
$24.13
Median
$30.67
75th
$40.92
90th
$52.13
10th
$44,150
25th
$50,190
Median
$63,800
75th
$85,110
90th
$108,420
Percentiles of plumber pay in the US, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the red mark is the median.

Are plumbers in demand?

Projections Central expects US plumber jobs to grow 4.5% from 504,500 in 2024 to 527,200 in 2034, with about 44,000 openings a year.[3]

Plumber pay and training by state

Median pay (BLS, May 2025), registered apprenticeship sponsors (apprenticeship.gov) and schools with programs (College Scorecard).

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualJobsSponsorsSchools
Alabama$28.21$58,6706,95064
Alaska$45.15$93,9201,200460
Arizona$29.84$62,07011,810148
Arkansas$23.39$48,6603,370342
California$35.01$72,83047,6604113
Colorado$30.40$63,24010,080212
Connecticut$37.16$77,2805,4102633
Delaware$31.11$64,7201,590461
District of Columbia$48.57$101,0201,01010
Florida$25.44$52,91029,2607426
Georgia$27.50$57,2008,93047
Hawaii$37.53$78,0602,50010
Idaho$25.18$52,3803,090244
Illinois$48.05$99,95016,750274
Indiana$36.69$76,32011,2802752
Iowa$30.72$63,8905,7302024
Kansas$31.36$65,2204,590107
Kentucky$30.84$64,1606,36087
Louisiana$30.62$63,6808,360414
Maine$30.77$64,0002,71066
Maryland$31.44$65,40011,420230
Massachusetts$45.14$93,88013,460251
Michigan$38.56$80,19014,120306
Minnesota$45.39$94,41010,720129
Mississippi$26.67$55,4803,36053
Missouri$32.11$66,7908,310463
Montana$38.44$79,9601,8602151
Nebraska$29.31$60,9704,11053
Nevada$29.62$61,6105,37043
New Hampshire$32.12$66,8101,9502090
New Jersey$37.61$78,2408,7504076
New Mexico$29.54$61,4402,83015
New York$37.26$77,49023,210263
North Carolina$27.44$57,08014,5101010
North Dakota$30.56$63,5601,62022
Ohio$30.45$63,33016,390248
Oklahoma$27.87$57,9706,05063
Oregon$46.66$97,0505,370101
Pennsylvania$32.73$68,08013,62014312
Rhode Island$36.77$76,4701,8201211
South Carolina$25.93$53,9405,770171
South Dakota$24.82$51,6201,76063
Tennessee$28.17$58,6009,27075
Texas$28.77$59,84044,090489
Utah$29.76$61,9007,030186
Vermont$29.89$62,170980920
Virginia$29.07$60,47013,780940
Washington$38.96$81,03012,47073
West Virginia$27.39$56,9801,83042
Wisconsin$39.04$81,21010,2102411
Wyoming$30.01$62,4101,14060
United States$30.67$63,800465,840

Which states license individual plumbers?

Of the states with license steps on this site, these license plumbers at the state level: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin.

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS national estimates: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS state estimates, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  5. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)