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Plumber salary in Michigan

The middle half of plumbers in Michigan earned $27.93 to $45.86 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $49.73 or more.1 The median is 26% above the US median.2

$38.56median an hour
$80,190median a year
10th
$22.38
25th
$27.93
Median
$38.56
75th
$45.86
90th
$49.73
10th
$46,560
25th
$58,090
Median
$80,190
75th
$95,390
90th
$103,430
Percentiles of plumber pay in Michigan, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Michigan cities pay plumbers the most?

Kalamazoo-Portage has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $43.62 an hour; Muskegon-Norton Shores has the lowest, $36.68.1

  1. Kalamazoo–Portage$43.62
  2. Detroit–Warren$41.53
  3. Jackson$39.39
  4. Monroe$38.80
  5. Flint$38.71
  6. Grand Rapids–Wyoming$38.67
  7. Saginaw$38.67
  8. Ann Arbor$37.60
Michigan median $38.56 an hour

The 10 largest of 15 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

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

Between 10% and 25% do. $100,000 falls between the 75th percentile ($95,390) and the 90th ($103,430).1

How much do new plumbers make in Michigan?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Michigan earned $22.38 an hour or less ($46,560 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $27.93 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Michigan?

Projections Central expects Michigan to go from 13,670 plumber jobs in 2024 to 13,960 in 2034, a change of 2.1%, with about 1,150 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Michigan13,67013,9602.1%1,150
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Michigan?

Plumbers have the highest median pay of the five trades on this site in Michigan, $38.56 an hour. General contractors are next at $37.59.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Plumbers$38.56$80,19014,120
General Contractors$37.59$78,18016,660
Electricians$36.67$76,27023,530
HVAC Technicians$29.26$60,85012,590
Roofers$28.62$59,5303,090

Where to train in Michigan

Sources

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