Plumber salary in Colorado Springs, CO
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn a median of $60,510 a year, or $29.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,730. Statewide, plumbers earn a median of $63,240; Colorado Springs is 4% below it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.15/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 1,060
- After cost of living
- $60,090
- Median hourly pay
- $29.09/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −5%
- vs Colorado median
- −4%
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $46,070–$50,120$22.15–$24.09/hr | |
| Journeyman | $60,510$29.09/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $77,460–$87,730$37.24–$42.18/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Colorado Springs, CO compares
- Colorado Springs ranks 6th of 7 Colorado metro areas for plumber pay.
- Plumbers are more concentrated in the Colorado Springs area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $87,730, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Colorado Springs, CO?
- Plumbers in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn a median of $60,510 a year, or $29.09 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $87,730.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Colorado Springs, CO?
- The median hourly wage is $29.09. The middle half earn between $24.09 and $37.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Colorado Springs, CO?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.15 an hour ($46,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.09.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Colorado Springs, CO?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,510 a year ($29.09 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $77,460–$87,730.
- Do plumbers make more in Colorado Springs or Boulder?
- Boulder pays more: the median is $60,510 in Colorado Springs and $64,890 in Boulder, a 7% difference.
- How does Colorado Springs pay compare with the rest of Colorado?
- The Colorado Springs median of $60,510 is 4% less than the Colorado median of $63,240.
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 17820 (Colorado Springs, CO). 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 (100.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures