Plumber salary in Mississippi
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in Mississippi earn a median of $55,480 a year, or $26.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,470 a year. Nationally the median is $63,800, so Mississippi pays 13% less than the U.S. overall and ranks 46th of 51.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.23/hr
- Jobs in Mississippi
- 3,360
- After cost of living
- $63,800
- Median hourly pay
- $26.67/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −13%
- Rank among states
- 46th of 51
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $35,830–$41,010$17.23–$19.72/hr | |
| Journeyman | $55,480$26.67/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $63,040–$75,470$30.31–$36.29/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Mississippi compares
- Plumbers hold about the same share of jobs in Mississippi as nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $75,470, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,830: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Mississippi
- Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$50,990
- Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$50,930
- Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$47,250
- West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$46,120
Other trades in Mississippi
Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Mississippi?
- Plumbers in Mississippi earn a median of $55,480 a year, or $26.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,470 a year.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Mississippi?
- The median hourly wage is $26.67. The middle half earn between $19.72 and $30.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Mississippi?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.23 an hour ($35,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.72.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Mississippi?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $55,480 a year ($26.67 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $63,040–$75,470.
- Where in Mississippi do plumbers earn the most?
- Among Mississippi metro areas, Gulfport–Biloxi has the highest median at $63,040 a year, and Hattiesburg the lowest at $49,940.
- Do plumbers in Mississippi earn more than the national average?
- The Mississippi median of $55,480 is 13% less than the U.S. median of $63,800. Prices in Mississippi run 13% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $63,800 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 28. 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures