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Plumber salary in Minnesota

The middle half of plumbers in Minnesota earned $29.40 to $52.29 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $58.20 or more.1 The median is 48% above the US median.2

$45.39median an hour
$94,410median a year
10th
$23.42
25th
$29.40
Median
$45.39
75th
$52.29
90th
$58.20
10th
$48,720
25th
$61,150
Median
$94,410
75th
$108,750
90th
$121,050
Percentiles of plumber pay in Minnesota, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Minnesota cities pay plumbers the most?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington has the highest median of the 5 metro areas below, $48.86 an hour; Mankato has the lowest, $35.79.1

  1. Minneapolis–St. Paul$48.86
  2. St. Cloud$43.38
  3. Duluth$40.89
  4. Rochester$40.81
  5. Mankato$35.79
Minnesota median $45.39 an hour

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

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($94,410) and the 75th percentile ($108,750).1

How much do new plumbers make in Minnesota?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Minnesota earned $23.42 an hour or less ($48,720 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $29.40 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Minnesota?

Projections Central expects Minnesota to go from 9,300 plumber jobs in 2024 to 9,990 in 2034, a change of 7.4%, with about 850 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Minnesota9,3009,9907.4%850
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Minnesota?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Minnesota. General contractors have the highest median, $46.93 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$46.93$97,61013,580
Plumbers$45.39$94,41010,720
Electricians$37.58$78,16014,350
HVAC Technicians$36.71$76,3504,200
Roofers$35.81$74,4901,890

Where to train in Minnesota

Sources

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