Skip to content
State files updated Oct 27, 2026
Look up a contractor
MenuClose

Home / Plumbers / Florida / Salary

Smiling plumber kneeling beside an appliance, reconnecting a drain hose

Home / Plumbers / Florida / Salary

Plumber salary in Florida

The middle half of plumbers in Florida earned $22.70 to $30.20 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $35.39 or more.1 The median is 17% below the US median.2

$25.44median an hour
$52,910median a year
10th
$18.72
25th
$22.70
Median
$25.44
75th
$30.20
90th
$35.39
10th
$38,940
25th
$47,220
Median
$52,910
75th
$62,820
90th
$73,610
Percentiles of plumber pay in Florida, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Florida cities pay plumbers the most?

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $28.74 an hour; Port St. Lucie has the lowest, $24.52.1

  1. Palm Bay–Melbourne$28.74
  2. Jacksonville$28.33
  3. North Port–Bradenton$27.96
  4. Naples–Marco Island$27.80
  5. Miami–Fort Lauderdale$27.77
  6. Orlando–Kissimmee$26.62
  7. Tampa–St. Petersburg$25.00
  8. Cape Coral–Fort Myers$24.85
Florida median $25.44 an hour

The 10 largest of 22 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $73,610 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Florida?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Florida earned $18.72 an hour or less ($38,940 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.70 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Florida?

Projections Central expects Florida to go from 29,250 plumber jobs in 2024 to 33,370 in 2034, a change of 14.1%, with about 2,940 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Florida29,25033,37014.1%2,940
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Florida?

Plumbers rank fourth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Florida. General contractors have the highest median, $36.44 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$36.44$75,79069,830
Electricians$27.52$57,25049,700
HVAC Technicians$27.24$56,67039,160
Plumbers$25.44$52,91029,260
Roofers$22.88$47,59023,550

Where to train in Florida

Sources

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