Plumber salary in Missouri
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in Missouri earn a median of $66,790 a year, or $32.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $117,180. Nationally the median is $63,800, so Missouri pays 5% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 20th of 51.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $21.53/hr
- Jobs in Missouri
- 8,310
- After cost of living
- $73,540
- Median hourly pay
- $32.11/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +5%
- Rank among states
- 20th of 51
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $44,780–$50,640$21.53–$24.35/hr | |
| Journeyman | $66,790$32.11/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $100,240–$117,180$48.19–$56.34/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Missouri compares
- Plumbers hold about the same share of jobs in Missouri as nationally: 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $117,180, is 2.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Missouri
- North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$62,940
- Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$62,940
- Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$58,810
- Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$58,380
Other trades in Missouri
Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Missouri?
- Plumbers in Missouri earn a median of $66,790 a year, or $32.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $117,180.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Missouri?
- The median hourly wage is $32.11. The middle half earn between $24.35 and $48.19 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Missouri?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.35.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Missouri?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $66,790 a year ($32.11 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $100,240–$117,180.
- Where in Missouri do plumbers earn the most?
- Among Missouri metro areas, St. Louis has the highest median at $77,000 a year, and Jefferson City the lowest at $49,560.
- Do plumbers in Missouri earn more than the national average?
- The Missouri median of $66,790 is 5% more than the U.S. median of $63,800. Prices in Missouri run 9% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $73,540 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 29. 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 (90.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures