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Plumber salary in Wisconsin

The middle half of plumbers in Wisconsin earned $29.53 to $49.79 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $57.72 or more.1 The median is 27% above the US median.2

$39.04median an hour
$81,210median a year
10th
$24.05
25th
$29.53
Median
$39.04
75th
$49.79
90th
$57.72
10th
$50,020
25th
$61,430
Median
$81,210
75th
$103,560
90th
$120,070
Percentiles of plumber pay in Wisconsin, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Wisconsin cities pay plumbers the most?

Eau Claire has the highest median of the 10 metro areas below, $44.58 an hour; Racine-Mount Pleasant has the lowest, $37.05.1

  1. Eau Claire$44.58
  2. Appleton$44.11
  3. Green Bay$43.54
  4. Wausau$41.71
  5. Oshkosh–Neenah$41.50
  6. Madison$40.94
  7. Milwaukee–Waukesha$40.72
  8. La Crosse–Onalaska$39.72
Wisconsin median $39.04 an hour

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

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

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($81,210) and the 75th percentile ($103,560).1

How much do new plumbers make in Wisconsin?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Wisconsin earned $24.05 an hour or less ($50,020 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $29.53 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Wisconsin?

Projections Central expects Wisconsin to go from 9,930 plumber jobs in 2024 to 11,000 in 2034, a change of 10.7%, with about 950 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Wisconsin9,93011,00010.7%950
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Wisconsin?

Plumbers rank second of the five trades on this site by median pay in Wisconsin. General contractors have the highest median, $41.03 an hour.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$41.03$85,35015,150
Plumbers$39.04$81,21010,210
Electricians$36.80$76,54014,310
HVAC Technicians$29.67$61,7106,630
Roofers$28.54$59,3702,400

Where to train in Wisconsin

Sources

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