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Plumber salary in Kentucky

The middle half of plumbers in Kentucky earned $24.04 to $40.79 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $45.53 or more.1

$30.84median an hour
$64,160median a year
10th
$21.57
25th
$24.04
Median
$30.84
75th
$40.79
90th
$45.53
10th
$44,860
25th
$50,000
Median
$64,160
75th
$84,840
90th
$94,710
Percentiles of plumber pay in Kentucky, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Kentucky cities pay plumbers the most?

Paducah has the highest median of the 6 metro areas below, $39.48 an hour; Elizabethtown has the lowest, $28.49.1

  1. Paducah$39.48
  2. Louisville/Jefferson County$35.91
  3. Owensboro$30.92
  4. Bowling Green$30.89
  5. Lexington–Fayette$29.75
  6. Elizabethtown$28.49
Kentucky median $30.84 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $94,710 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Kentucky?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Kentucky earned $21.57 an hour or less ($44,860 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $24.04 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Kentucky?

Projections Central expects Kentucky to go from 5,970 plumber jobs in 2024 to 6,230 in 2034, a change of 4.3%, with about 520 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Kentucky5,9706,2304.3%520
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Kentucky?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Kentucky. General contractors have the highest median, $35.33 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$35.33$73,4909,620
Plumbers$30.84$64,1606,360
Electricians$28.71$59,72011,030
HVAC Technicians$28.18$58,6205,100
Roofers$22.57$46,9401,080

Where to train in Kentucky

Sources

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