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Plumber salary in Louisiana

The middle half of plumbers in Louisiana earned $24.40 to $35.99 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $38.24 or more.1

$30.62median an hour
$63,680median a year
10th
$18.33
25th
$24.40
Median
$30.62
75th
$35.99
90th
$38.24
10th
$38,120
25th
$50,750
Median
$63,680
75th
$74,870
90th
$79,540
Percentiles of plumber pay in Louisiana, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Louisiana cities pay plumbers the most?

Baton Rouge has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $35.69 an hour; Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux has the lowest, $26.56.1

  1. Baton Rouge$35.69
  2. Lake Charles$32.69
  3. New Orleans–Metairie$30.03
  4. Shreveport–Bossier City$28.71
  5. Slidell–Mandeville$28.25
  6. Lafayette$27.85
  7. Hammond$27.84
  8. Alexandria$27.63
Louisiana median $30.62 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $79,540 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Louisiana?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Louisiana earned $18.33 an hour or less ($38,120 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $24.40 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Louisiana?

Projections Central expects Louisiana to go from 10,050 plumber jobs in 2024 to 10,640 in 2034, a change of 5.9%, with about 900 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Louisiana10,05010,6405.9%900
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Louisiana?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Louisiana. General contractors have the highest median, $36.23 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$36.23$75,36014,070
Plumbers$30.62$63,6808,360
Electricians$29.59$61,54010,550
HVAC Technicians$28.20$58,6505,380
Roofers$23.44$48,760760

Where to train in Louisiana

Sources

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