How much do plumbers make an hour in Monroe, MI?

The median hourly wage is $38.80. The middle half earn between $28.14 and $46.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice plumbers make in Monroe, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.93 an hour ($45,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.14.

How much does a journeyman plumber make in Monroe, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $80,700 a year ($38.80 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $96,140–$102,160.

Do plumbers make more in Monroe or Kalamazoo?

Kalamazoo pays more: the median is $80,700 in Monroe and $90,730 in Kalamazoo, a 11% difference.

How does Monroe pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Monroe median of $80,700 is 1% more than the Michigan median of $80,190.

Plumber salary in Monroe, MI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Plumbers in the Monroe, MI area earn a median of $80,700 a year, or $38.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $102,160. Across all of Michigan, the median is $80,190, so Monroe pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$80,700

Bottom 10% under$45,610Top 10% over$102,160

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.93/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $86,320
Median hourly pay: $38.80/hr
vs U.S. median: +26%
vs Michigan median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33780, Monroe, MI). Excludes self-employed plumbers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$45,610–$58,520$21.93–$28.14/hr
Journeyman	$80,700$38.80/hr
Master / top earners	$96,140–$102,160$46.22–$49.12/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Monroe, MI compares

Monroe ranks 4th of 16 Michigan metro areas for plumber pay.
Plumbers are more concentrated in the Monroe area than nationally: 6.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.0 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $102,160, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

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Questions

How much do plumbers make in Monroe, MI?: Plumbers in the Monroe, MI area earn a median of $80,700 a year, or $38.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $102,160.
How much do plumbers make an hour in Monroe, MI?: The median hourly wage is $38.80. The middle half earn between $28.14 and $46.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice plumbers make in Monroe, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.93 an hour ($45,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.14.
How much does a journeyman plumber make in Monroe, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $80,700 a year ($38.80 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $96,140–$102,160.
Do plumbers make more in Monroe or Kalamazoo?: Kalamazoo pays more: the median is $80,700 in Monroe and $90,730 in Kalamazoo, a 11% difference.
How does Monroe pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Monroe median of $80,700 is 1% more than the Michigan median of $80,190.

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 33780 (Monroe, MI). 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 (93.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures