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Plumber salary in Maryland

The middle half of plumbers in Maryland earned $26.34 to $45.62 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $52.13 or more.1 The median is 3% above the US median.2

$31.44median an hour
$65,400median a year
10th
$21.94
25th
$26.34
Median
$31.44
75th
$45.62
90th
$52.13
10th
$45,630
25th
$54,780
Median
$65,400
75th
$94,890
90th
$108,420
Percentiles of plumber pay in Maryland, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Maryland cities pay plumbers the most?

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson has the highest median of the 4 metro areas below, $30.38 an hour; Hagerstown-Martinsburg has the lowest, $26.50.1

  1. Baltimore–Columbia$30.38
  2. Salisbury$29.78
  3. Lexington Park$27.74
  4. Hagerstown–Martinsburg$26.50
Maryland median $31.44 an hour

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

Between 10% and 25% do. $100,000 falls between the 75th percentile ($94,890) and the 90th ($108,420).1

How much do new plumbers make in Maryland?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Maryland earned $21.94 an hour or less ($45,630 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $26.34 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Maryland?

Projections Central expects Maryland to go from 12,420 plumber jobs in 2024 to 13,190 in 2034, a change of 6.2%, with about 1,110 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Maryland12,42013,1906.2%1,110
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Maryland?

Plumbers rank fourth of the five trades on this site by median pay in Maryland. General contractors have the highest median, $37.87 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.87$78,76015,400
Electricians$35.33$73,49013,690
HVAC Technicians$33.67$70,0208,560
Plumbers$31.44$65,40011,420
Roofers$28.89$60,0902,050

Where to train in Maryland

Sources

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