How much do plumbers make an hour in Utica, NY?

The median hourly wage is $35.00. The middle half earn between $24.66 and $47.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice plumbers make in Utica, NY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.04 an hour ($45,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.66.

How much does a journeyman plumber make in Utica, NY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $72,810 a year ($35.00 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $99,020–$105,820.

Do plumbers make more in Utica or New York?

New York pays more: the median is $72,810 in Utica and $78,610 in New York, a 7% difference.

How does Utica pay compare with the rest of New York?

The Utica median of $72,810 is 6% less than the New York median of $77,490.

Plumber salary in Utica, NY

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Plumbers in the Utica–Rome, NY area earn a median of $72,810 a year, or $35.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,820. Across all of New York, the median is $77,490, so Utica pays 6% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$72,810

Bottom 10% under$45,830Top 10% over$105,820

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.04/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $78,560
Median hourly pay: $35.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +14%
vs New York median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46540, Utica-Rome, NY). Excludes self-employed plumbers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$45,830–$51,280$22.04–$24.66/hr
Journeyman	$72,810$35.00/hr
Master / top earners	$99,020–$105,820$47.60–$50.88/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Utica, NY compares

Utica ranks 6th of 13 New York metro areas for plumber pay.
Plumbers are less concentrated in the Utica area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.39 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $105,820, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,830: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do plumbers make in Utica, NY?: Plumbers in the Utica–Rome, NY area earn a median of $72,810 a year, or $35.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $105,820.
How much do plumbers make an hour in Utica, NY?: The median hourly wage is $35.00. The middle half earn between $24.66 and $47.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice plumbers make in Utica, NY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.04 an hour ($45,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.66.
How much does a journeyman plumber make in Utica, NY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $72,810 a year ($35.00 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $99,020–$105,820.
Do plumbers make more in Utica or New York?: New York pays more: the median is $72,810 in Utica and $78,610 in New York, a 7% difference.
How does Utica pay compare with the rest of New York?: The Utica median of $72,810 is 6% less than the New York median of $77,490.

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 46540 (Utica-Rome, NY). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures