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Plumber salary in Colorado

The middle half of plumbers in Colorado earned $25.18 to $37.86 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $48.19 or more.1

$30.40median an hour
$63,240median a year
10th
$22.97
25th
$25.18
Median
$30.40
75th
$37.86
90th
$48.19
10th
$47,770
25th
$52,370
Median
$63,240
75th
$78,740
90th
$100,240
Percentiles of plumber pay in Colorado, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Colorado cities pay plumbers the most?

Boulder has the highest median of the 7 metro areas below, $31.20 an hour; Greeley has the lowest, $28.53.1

  1. Boulder$31.20
  2. Pueblo$31.11
  3. Denver–Aurora$30.72
  4. Grand Junction$29.53
  5. Fort Collins–Loveland$29.14
  6. Colorado Springs$29.09
  7. Greeley$28.53
Colorado median $30.40 an hour

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

Between 10% and 25% do. $100,000 falls between the 75th percentile ($78,740) and the 90th ($100,240).1

How much do new plumbers make in Colorado?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Colorado earned $22.97 an hour or less ($47,770 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $25.18 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Colorado?

Projections Central expects Colorado to go from 10,460 plumber jobs in 2024 to 12,830 in 2034, a change of 22.6%, with about 1,190 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Colorado10,46012,83022.6%1,190
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Colorado?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in Colorado. General contractors have the highest median, $39.05 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$39.05$81,23021,380
HVAC Technicians$31.35$65,2008,940
Plumbers$30.40$63,24010,080
Electricians$29.92$62,23017,010
Roofers$24.88$51,7503,340

Where to train in Colorado

Sources

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