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Plumber salary in Virginia

The middle half of plumbers in Virginia earned $23.72 to $34.51 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $37.52 or more.1 The median is 5% below the US median.2

$29.07median an hour
$60,470median a year
10th
$21.14
25th
$23.72
Median
$29.07
75th
$34.51
90th
$37.52
10th
$43,970
25th
$49,350
Median
$60,470
75th
$71,780
90th
$78,050
Percentiles of plumber pay in Virginia, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Virginia cities pay plumbers the most?

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk has the highest median of the 9 metro areas below, $29.75 an hour; Staunton-Stuarts Draft has the lowest, $24.64.1

  1. Virginia Beach–Chesapeake$29.75
  2. Richmond$29.56
  3. Winchester$27.77
  4. Lynchburg$27.51
  5. Charlottesville$27.17
  6. Blacksburg–Christiansburg$25.64
  7. Harrisonburg$25.14
  8. Roanoke$24.86
Virginia median $29.07 an hour

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

Fewer than 10% do. The 90th percentile is $78,050 a year, so only the top tenth earns more than that.1

How much do new plumbers make in Virginia?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Virginia earned $21.14 an hour or less ($43,970 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $23.72 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Virginia?

Projections Central expects Virginia to go from 12,520 plumber jobs in 2024 to 13,210 in 2034, a change of 5.5%, with about 1,160 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Virginia12,52013,2105.5%1,160
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Virginia?

Plumbers rank third of the five trades on this site by median pay in Virginia. General contractors have the highest median, $37.81 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.81$78,64024,970
Electricians$30.24$62,90023,630
Plumbers$29.07$60,47013,780
HVAC Technicians$28.72$59,73014,690
Roofers$23.28$48,4202,070

Where to train in Virginia

Sources

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