Plumber salary in Atlantic City, NJ
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in the Atlantic City–Hammonton, NJ area earn a median of $64,220 a year, or $30.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $111,780 a year. That's 18% less than the New Jersey median of $78,240.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $21.65/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 530
- After cost of living
- $64,960
- Median hourly pay
- $30.87/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +1%
- vs New Jersey median
- −18%
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $45,030–$56,320$21.65–$27.08/hr | |
| Journeyman | $64,220$30.87/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $78,170–$111,780$37.58–$53.74/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Atlantic City, NJ compares
- Atlantic City has the lowest plumber median of the 6 New Jersey metro areas with published pay.
- Plumbers hold about the same share of jobs in the Atlantic City area as nationally: 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $111,780, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Atlantic City, NJ?
- Plumbers in the Atlantic City–Hammonton, NJ area earn a median of $64,220 a year, or $30.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $111,780 a year.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Atlantic City, NJ?
- The median hourly wage is $30.87. The middle half earn between $27.08 and $37.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Atlantic City, NJ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.65 an hour ($45,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.08.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Atlantic City, NJ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $64,220 a year ($30.87 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $78,170–$111,780.
- Do plumbers make more in Atlantic City or New York?
- New York pays more: the median is $64,220 in Atlantic City and $78,610 in New York, a 18% difference.
- How does Atlantic City pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?
- The Atlantic City median of $64,220 is 18% less than the New Jersey median of $78,240.
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 12100 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ). 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 (98.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures