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Plumber salary in Oklahoma

The middle half of plumbers in Oklahoma earned $21.78 to $35.69 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $39.69 or more.1 The median is 9% below the US median.2

$27.87median an hour
$57,970median a year
10th
$18.26
25th
$21.78
Median
$27.87
75th
$35.69
90th
$39.69
10th
$37,990
25th
$45,300
Median
$57,970
75th
$74,240
90th
$82,560
Percentiles of plumber pay in Oklahoma, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Oklahoma cities pay plumbers the most?

Tulsa has the highest median of the 4 metro areas below, $28.58 an hour; Lawton has the lowest, $24.94.1

  1. Tulsa$28.58
  2. Oklahoma City$28.44
  3. Enid$27.34
  4. Lawton$24.94
Oklahoma median $27.87 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $82,560 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Oklahoma?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Oklahoma earned $18.26 an hour or less ($37,990 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $21.78 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Oklahoma?

Projections Central expects Oklahoma to go from 7,820 plumber jobs in 2024 to 8,170 in 2034, a change of 4.4%, with about 680 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Oklahoma7,8208,1704.4%680
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Oklahoma?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in Oklahoma. General contractors have the highest median, $35.11 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$35.11$73,04011,520
Electricians$29.33$61,0108,500
Plumbers$27.87$57,9706,050
HVAC Technicians$27.67$57,5605,650
Roofers$21.00$43,6801,260

Where to train in Oklahoma

Sources

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