Plumber salary in Colorado
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in Colorado earn a median of $63,240 a year, or $30.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,240 a year. Colorado ranks 30th of 51 states and DC for plumber pay, at 1% less than the U.S. median of $63,800.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.97/hr
- Jobs in Colorado
- 10,080
- After cost of living
- $61,370
- Median hourly pay
- $30.40/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −1%
- Rank among states
- 30th of 51
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $47,770–$52,370$22.97–$25.18/hr | |
| Journeyman | $63,240$30.40/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $78,740–$100,240$37.86–$48.19/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Colorado compares
- Plumbers are more concentrated in Colorado than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $100,240, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,770: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Colorado
- Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$61,550
- Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$60,190
- Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$60,190
Other trades in Colorado
Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Colorado?
- Plumbers in Colorado earn a median of $63,240 a year, or $30.40 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $100,240 a year.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Colorado?
- The median hourly wage is $30.40. The middle half earn between $25.18 and $37.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Colorado?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.97 an hour ($47,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.18.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Colorado?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $63,240 a year ($30.40 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $78,740–$100,240.
- Where in Colorado do plumbers earn the most?
- Among Colorado metro areas, Boulder has the highest median at $64,890 a year, and Greeley the lowest at $59,350.
- Do plumbers in Colorado earn more than the national average?
- The Colorado median of $63,240 is 1% less than the U.S. median of $63,800. Prices in Colorado run 3% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $61,370 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2152 (Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters), area code 08. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed plumbers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (103.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures