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Plumber salary in Georgia

The middle half of plumbers in Georgia earned $21.70 to $33.00 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $38.82 or more.1 The median is 10% below the US median.2

$27.50median an hour
$57,200median a year
10th
$18.12
25th
$21.70
Median
$27.50
75th
$33.00
90th
$38.82
10th
$37,680
25th
$45,130
Median
$57,200
75th
$68,640
90th
$80,740
Percentiles of plumber pay in Georgia, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Georgia cities pay plumbers the most?

Savannah has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $29.10 an hour; Dalton has the lowest, $22.77.1

  1. Savannah$29.10
  2. Warner Robins$28.13
  3. Atlanta–Sandy Springs$28.07
  4. Athens–Clarke County$27.76
  5. Augusta–Richmond County$26.29
  6. Gainesville$24.60
  7. Macon–Bibb County$23.13
  8. Albany$22.93
Georgia median $27.50 an hour

The 10 largest of 14 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $80,740 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Georgia?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Georgia earned $18.12 an hour or less ($37,680 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $21.70 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Georgia?

Projections Central expects Georgia to go from 7,990 plumber jobs in 2024 to 8,790 in 2034, a change of 10.1%, with about 760 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Georgia7,9908,79010.1%760
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Georgia?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in Georgia. General contractors have the highest median, $37.71 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.71$78,43026,770
Electricians$28.04$58,32021,650
Plumbers$27.50$57,2008,930
HVAC Technicians$27.11$56,39012,290
Roofers$22.57$46,9402,160

Where to train in Georgia

Sources

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