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Plumber salary in Missouri

The middle half of plumbers in Missouri earned $24.35 to $48.19 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $56.34 or more.1 The median is 5% above the US median.2

$32.11median an hour
$66,790median a year
10th
$21.53
25th
$24.35
Median
$32.11
75th
$48.19
90th
$56.34
10th
$44,780
25th
$50,640
Median
$66,790
75th
$100,240
90th
$117,180
Percentiles of plumber pay in Missouri, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Missouri cities pay plumbers the most?

St. Louis has the highest median of the 8 metro areas below, $37.02 an hour; Jefferson City has the lowest, $23.83.1

  1. St. Louis$37.02
  2. Kansas City$36.61
  3. St. Joseph$32.83
  4. Cape Girardeau$31.34
  5. Joplin$30.95
  6. Springfield$29.52
  7. Columbia$27.89
  8. Jefferson City$23.83
Missouri median $32.11 an hour

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

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($66,790) and the 75th percentile ($100,240).1

How much do new plumbers make in Missouri?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Missouri earned $21.53 an hour or less ($44,780 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $24.35 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Missouri?

Projections Central expects Missouri to go from 7,720 plumber jobs in 2024 to 7,860 in 2034, a change of 1.8%, with about 640 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Missouri7,7207,8601.8%640
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Missouri?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Missouri. General contractors have the highest median, $42.08 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$42.08$87,52013,330
Plumbers$32.11$66,7908,310
Electricians$31.45$65,41012,780
HVAC Technicians$28.82$59,9507,220
Roofers$23.35$48,5702,050

Where to train in Missouri

Sources

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