Plumber salary in Omaha, NE-IA
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in the Omaha, NE-IA area earn a median of $63,400 a year, or $30.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,540 a year. Across all of Nebraska, the median is $60,970, so Omaha pays 4% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.46/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 2,430
- After cost of living
- $68,980
- Median hourly pay
- $30.48/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −1%
- vs Nebraska median
- +4%
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $46,710–$49,140$22.46–$23.63/hr | |
| Journeyman | $63,400$30.48/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $92,810–$98,540$44.62–$47.38/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Omaha, NE-IA compares
- Omaha has the highest plumber median of the 4 Nebraska metro areas with published pay.
- Plumbers are more concentrated in the Omaha area than nationally: 4.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $98,540, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,710: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Nebraska metro areas
Other trades in Omaha, NE-IA
Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Omaha, NE-IA?
- Plumbers in the Omaha, NE-IA area earn a median of $63,400 a year, or $30.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,540 a year.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Omaha, NE-IA?
- The median hourly wage is $30.48. The middle half earn between $23.63 and $44.62 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Omaha, NE-IA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.46 an hour ($46,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.63.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Omaha, NE-IA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $63,400 a year ($30.48 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $92,810–$98,540.
- Do plumbers make more in Omaha or Sioux City?
- Omaha pays more: the median is $63,400 in Omaha and $60,890 in Sioux City, a 4% difference.
- How does Omaha pay compare with the rest of Nebraska?
- The Omaha median of $63,400 is 4% more than the Nebraska median of $60,970.
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 36540 (Omaha, NE-IA). 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 (91.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures