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Plumber salary in Texas

The middle half of plumbers in Texas earned $22.78 to $35.63 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $39.37 or more.1 The median is 6% below the US median.2

$28.77median an hour
$59,840median a year
10th
$18.40
25th
$22.78
Median
$28.77
75th
$35.63
90th
$39.37
10th
$38,270
25th
$47,380
Median
$59,840
75th
$74,100
90th
$81,890
Percentiles of plumber pay in Texas, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Texas cities pay plumbers the most?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $30.20 an hour; Lubbock has the lowest, $23.54.1

  1. Austin–Round Rock$30.20
  2. Beaumont–Port Arthur$29.92
  3. Houston–Pasadena$29.47
  4. Dallas–Fort Worth$29.45
  5. Midland$29.18
  6. Corpus Christi$28.56
  7. San Antonio–New Braunfels$27.97
  8. Waco$27.67
Texas median $28.77 an hour

The 10 largest of 25 metro areas with plumber data, by employment.

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $81,890 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Texas?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Texas earned $18.40 an hour or less ($38,270 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $22.78 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Texas?

Projections Central expects Texas to go from 45,260 plumber jobs in 2024 to 49,280 in 2034, a change of 8.9%, with about 4,220 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Texas45,26049,2808.9%4,220
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Texas?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Texas. General contractors have the highest median, $35.83 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$35.83$74,52090,010
Plumbers$28.77$59,84044,090
Electricians$28.16$58,57076,770
HVAC Technicians$27.77$57,76034,730
Roofers$22.13$46,0305,740

Where to train in Texas

Sources

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