Plumber salary in Lafayette, LA
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in the Lafayette, LA area earn a median of $57,930 a year, or $27.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,790. Statewide, plumbers earn a median of $63,680; Lafayette is 9% below it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.25/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 680
- After cost of living
- $66,430
- Median hourly pay
- $27.85/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −9%
- vs Louisiana median
- −9%
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $35,880–$45,200$17.25–$21.73/hr | |
| Journeyman | $57,930$27.85/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $65,790–$74,790$31.63–$35.96/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Lafayette, LA compares
- Lafayette ranks 6th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for plumber pay.
- Plumbers are more concentrated in the Lafayette area than nationally: 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $74,790, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,880: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Louisiana metro areas
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Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Lafayette, LA?
- Plumbers in the Lafayette, LA area earn a median of $57,930 a year, or $27.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,790.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Lafayette, LA?
- The median hourly wage is $27.85. The middle half earn between $21.73 and $31.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Lafayette, LA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.25 an hour ($35,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.73.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Lafayette, LA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,930 a year ($27.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $65,790–$74,790.
- Do plumbers make more in Lafayette or Baton Rouge?
- Baton Rouge pays more: the median is $57,930 in Lafayette and $74,240 in Baton Rouge, a 22% difference.
- How does Lafayette pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?
- The Lafayette median of $57,930 is 9% less than the Louisiana median of $63,680.
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 29180 (Lafayette, LA). 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 (87.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures