Plumber salary in Manchester, NH
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $67,690 a year, or $32.54 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $91,380. Statewide, plumbers earn a median of $66,810; Manchester is 1% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.09/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 660
- After cost of living
- $64,070
- Median hourly pay
- $32.54/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +6%
- vs New Hampshire median
- +1%
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $45,950–$50,260$22.09–$24.16/hr | |
| Journeyman | $67,690$32.54/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $76,810–$91,380$36.93–$43.93/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Manchester, NH compares
- Plumbers are more concentrated in the Manchester area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $91,380, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,950: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other New Hampshire metro areas
Other trades in Manchester, NH
Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Manchester, NH?
- Plumbers in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $67,690 a year, or $32.54 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $91,380.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Manchester, NH?
- The median hourly wage is $32.54. The middle half earn between $24.16 and $36.93 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Manchester, NH?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.09 an hour ($45,950 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.16.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Manchester, NH?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $67,690 a year ($32.54 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $76,810–$91,380.
- Do plumbers make more in Manchester or Boston?
- Boston pays more: the median is $67,690 in Manchester and $96,760 in Boston, a 30% difference.
- How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?
- The Manchester median of $67,690 is 1% more than the New Hampshire median of $66,810.
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 31700 (Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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 (105.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures