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Plumber salary in Arizona

The middle half of plumbers in Arizona earned $23.84 to $38.27 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $48.13 or more.1 The median is 3% below the US median.2

$29.84median an hour
$62,070median a year
10th
$21.94
25th
$23.84
Median
$29.84
75th
$38.27
90th
$48.13
10th
$45,640
25th
$49,590
Median
$62,070
75th
$79,610
90th
$100,120
Percentiles of plumber pay in Arizona, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Arizona cities pay plumbers the most?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler has the highest median of the 7 metro areas below, $30.65 an hour; Sierra Vista-Douglas has the lowest, $26.78.1

  1. Phoenix–Mesa$30.65
  2. Tucson$28.40
  3. Yuma$28.36
  4. Prescott Valley–Prescott$28.21
  5. Lake Havasu City–Kingman$28.14
  6. Flagstaff$28.14
  7. Sierra Vista–Douglas$26.78
Arizona median $29.84 an hour

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

Between 10% and 25% do. $100,000 falls between the 75th percentile ($79,610) and the 90th ($100,120).1

How much do new plumbers make in Arizona?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Arizona earned $21.94 an hour or less ($45,640 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $23.84 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Arizona?

Projections Central expects Arizona to go from 13,840 plumber jobs in 2024 to 16,850 in 2034, a change of 21.7%, with about 1,540 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Arizona13,84016,85021.7%1,540
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Arizona?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Arizona. General contractors have the highest median, $37.76 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.76$78,55021,550
Plumbers$29.84$62,07011,810
Electricians$29.36$61,06021,140
HVAC Technicians$28.56$59,40010,860
Roofers$22.76$47,3403,420

Where to train in Arizona

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Arizona, 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)