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Plumber salary in Indiana

The middle half of plumbers in Indiana earned $27.89 to $46.52 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $49.29 or more.1 The median is 20% above the US median.2

$36.69median an hour
$76,320median a year
10th
$22.54
25th
$27.89
Median
$36.69
75th
$46.52
90th
$49.29
10th
$46,890
25th
$58,010
Median
$76,320
75th
$96,760
90th
$102,520
Percentiles of plumber pay in Indiana, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Indiana cities pay plumbers the most?

Bloomington has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $46.63 an hour; Lafayette-West Lafayette has the lowest, $30.19.1

  1. Bloomington$46.63
  2. Kokomo$43.98
  3. Terre Haute$43.39
  4. Columbus$41.31
  5. Fort Wayne$37.07
  6. Indianapolis–Carmel$37.01
  7. South Bend–Mishawaka$35.67
  8. Evansville$35.19
Indiana median $36.69 an hour

The 10 largest of 12 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

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

Between 10% and 25% do. $100,000 falls between the 75th percentile ($96,760) and the 90th ($102,520).1

How much do new plumbers make in Indiana?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Indiana earned $22.54 an hour or less ($46,890 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $27.89 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Indiana?

Projections Central expects Indiana to go from 12,410 plumber jobs in 2024 to 13,070 in 2034, a change of 5.3%, with about 1,100 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Indiana12,41013,0705.3%1,100
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Indiana?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Indiana. General contractors have the highest median, $39.68 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$39.68$82,53016,450
Plumbers$36.69$76,32011,280
Electricians$32.93$68,49019,020
HVAC Technicians$29.05$60,4308,530
Roofers$27.88$57,9802,980

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Sources

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