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Plumber salary in Alabama

The middle half of plumbers in Alabama earned $22.63 to $31.12 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $36.87 or more.1 The median is 8% below the US median.2

$28.21median an hour
$58,670median a year
10th
$18.14
25th
$22.63
Median
$28.21
75th
$31.12
90th
$36.87
10th
$37,720
25th
$47,070
Median
$58,670
75th
$64,730
90th
$76,690
Percentiles of plumber pay in Alabama, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Alabama cities pay plumbers the most?

Florence-Muscle Shoals has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $29.13 an hour; Auburn-Opelika has the lowest, $24.79.1

  1. Florence–Muscle Shoals$29.13
  2. Birmingham$28.89
  3. Decatur$28.81
  4. Tuscaloosa$28.62
  5. Mobile$28.56
  6. Montgomery$27.87
  7. Daphne–Fairhope$27.44
  8. Huntsville$27.42
Alabama median $28.21 an hour

The 10 largest of 12 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

Do plumbers make $100,000 a year in Alabama?

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $76,690 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Alabama?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Alabama earned $18.14 an hour or less ($37,720 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.63 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Alabama?

Projections Central expects Alabama to go from 9,610 plumber jobs in 2024 to 10,330 in 2034, a change of 7.4%, with about 880 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Alabama9,61010,3307.4%880
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Alabama?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Alabama. General contractors have the highest median, $30.83 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$30.83$64,12013,580
Plumbers$28.21$58,6706,950
Electricians$26.78$55,69010,900
HVAC Technicians$23.26$48,3708,260
Roofers$21.96$45,6701,010

Where to train in Alabama

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Alabama, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)