Plumber career
BLS occupation: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152). Updated September 26, 2026.
Pay
Plumbers in the U.S. earn a median of $63,800 a year, or $30.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data.
Median yearly pay$63,800
Bottom 10% under$44,150Top 10% over$108,420
Pay in your state
- District of Columbia$101,020
- Illinois$99,950
- Oregon$97,050
- Minnesota$94,410
- Alaska$93,920
- Massachusetts$93,880
- Wisconsin$81,210
- Washington$81,030
- Michigan$80,190
- Montana$79,960
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- New Jersey$78,240
- Hawaii$78,060
- New York$77,490
- Connecticut$77,280
- Rhode Island$76,470
- Indiana$76,320
- California$72,830
- Pennsylvania$68,080
- New Hampshire$66,810
- Missouri$66,790
- Maryland$65,400
- Kansas$65,220
- Delaware$64,720
- Kentucky$64,160
- Maine$64,000
- Iowa$63,890
- Louisiana$63,680
- North Dakota$63,560
- Ohio$63,330
- Colorado$63,240
- Wyoming$62,410
- Vermont$62,170
- Arizona$62,070
- Utah$61,900
- Nevada$61,610
- New Mexico$61,440
- Nebraska$60,970
- Virginia$60,470
- Texas$59,840
- Alabama$58,670
- Tennessee$58,600
- Oklahoma$57,970
- Georgia$57,200
- North Carolina$57,080
- West Virginia$56,980
- Mississippi$55,480
- South Carolina$53,940
- Florida$52,910
- Idaho$52,380
- South Dakota$51,620
- Arkansas$48,660
Top-paying metro areas
- San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa ClaraCA$107,560
- Chicago–Naperville–ElginIL-IN$103,380
- BellinghamWA$102,750
- Minneapolis–St. Paul–BloomingtonMN-WI$101,630
- Portland–Vancouver–HillsboroOR-WA$101,010
- Kennewick–RichlandWA$97,130
- BloomingtonIN$96,980
- Boston–Cambridge–NewtonMA-NH$96,760
- Fairbanks–CollegeAK$96,670
- Champaign–UrbanaIL$95,530
Other trades
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Excludes self-employed plumbers.