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Plumber salary in Arkansas

The middle half of plumbers in Arkansas earned $18.82 to $29.12 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $33.11 or more.1 The median is 24% below the US median.2

$23.39median an hour
$48,660median a year
10th
$16.06
25th
$18.82
Median
$23.39
75th
$29.12
90th
$33.11
10th
$33,410
25th
$39,150
Median
$48,660
75th
$60,580
90th
$68,870
Percentiles of plumber pay in Arkansas, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Arkansas cities pay plumbers the most?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers has the highest median of the 5 metro areas below, $25.05 an hour; Hot Springs has the lowest, $22.51.1

  1. Fayetteville–Springdale$25.05
  2. Little Rock–North Little Rock$23.65
  3. Fort Smith$23.24
  4. Jonesboro$22.61
  5. Hot Springs$22.51
Arkansas median $23.39 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $68,870 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Arkansas?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Arkansas earned $16.06 an hour or less ($33,410 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $18.82 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Arkansas?

Projections Central expects Arkansas to go from 3,360 plumber jobs in 2024 to 3,680 in 2034, a change of 9.3%, with about 320 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Arkansas3,3603,6809.3%320
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Arkansas?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in Arkansas. General contractors have the highest median, $29.44 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$29.44$61,2306,590
Electricians$23.59$49,0707,500
Plumbers$23.39$48,6603,370
HVAC Technicians$23.13$48,1104,960
Roofers$22.82$47,470950

Where to train in Arkansas

Sources

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