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Plumber salary in New York

The middle half of plumbers in New York earned $28.83 to $48.67 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $62.70 or more.1 The median is 21% above the US median.2

$37.26median an hour
$77,490median a year
10th
$22.18
25th
$28.83
Median
$37.26
75th
$48.67
90th
$62.70
10th
$46,130
25th
$59,960
Median
$77,490
75th
$101,230
90th
$130,420
Percentiles of plumber pay in New York, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which New York cities pay plumbers the most?

Binghamton has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $42.30 an hour; Elmira has the lowest, $31.10.1

  1. Binghamton$42.30
  2. New York–Newark$37.79
  3. Albany–Schenectady$37.24
  4. Rochester$35.38
  5. Utica–Rome$35.00
  6. Buffalo–Cheektowaga$34.73
  7. Kingston$33.75
  8. Syracuse$32.23
  9. Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie$31.25
  10. Elmira$31.10
New York median $37.26 an hour

The 10 largest of 13 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

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

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($77,490) and the 75th percentile ($101,230).1

How much do new plumbers make in New York?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in New York earned $22.18 an hour or less ($46,130 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $28.83 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in New York?

Projections Central expects New York to go from 25,110 plumber jobs in 2024 to 24,790 in 2034, a change of -1.3%, with about 1,990 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
New York25,11024,790-1.3%1,990
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

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

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in New York. General contractors have the highest median, $46.01 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$46.01$95,70029,600
Electricians$37.86$78,75040,130
Plumbers$37.26$77,49023,210
HVAC Technicians$35.78$74,43024,430
Roofers$31.74$66,0204,570

Where to train in New York

Sources

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