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Plumber salary in New Hampshire

The middle half of plumbers in New Hampshire earned $25.29 to $37.06 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $42.18 or more.1 The median is 5% above the US median.2

$32.12median an hour
$66,810median a year
10th
$21.56
25th
$25.29
Median
$32.12
75th
$37.06
90th
$42.18
10th
$44,850
25th
$52,610
Median
$66,810
75th
$77,080
90th
$87,730
Percentiles of plumber pay in New Hampshire, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Do plumbers make $100,000 a year in New Hampshire?

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $87,730 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in New Hampshire?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in New Hampshire earned $21.56 an hour or less ($44,850 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $25.29 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in New Hampshire?

Projections Central expects New Hampshire to go from 2,710 plumber jobs in 2024 to 2,830 in 2034, a change of 4.6%, with about 240 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
New Hampshire2,7102,8304.6%240
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in New Hampshire?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in New Hampshire. General contractors have the highest median, $39.05 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$39.05$81,2203,590
HVAC Technicians$35.51$73,8502,560
Plumbers$32.12$66,8101,950
Electricians$30.21$62,8403,330
Roofers$28.76$59,830270

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Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New Hampshire, 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)