Plumber salary in Racine, WI
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Plumbers in the Racine–Mount Pleasant, WI area earn a median of $77,070 a year, or $37.05 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $116,240 a year. Statewide, plumbers earn a median of $81,210; Racine is 5% below it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $24.07/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 240
- After cost of living
- $80,310
- Median hourly pay
- $37.05/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +21%
- vs Wisconsin median
- −5%
Apprentice, journeyman and master plumber pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $50,070–$59,170$24.07–$28.45/hr | |
| Journeyman | $77,070$37.05/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $101,780–$116,240$48.94–$55.88/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Racine, WI compares
- Racine has the lowest plumber median of the 15 Wisconsin metro areas with published pay.
- Plumbers hold about the same share of jobs in the Racine area as nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $116,240, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do plumbers make in Racine, WI?
- Plumbers in the Racine–Mount Pleasant, WI area earn a median of $77,070 a year, or $37.05 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $116,240 a year.
- How much do plumbers make an hour in Racine, WI?
- The median hourly wage is $37.05. The middle half earn between $28.45 and $48.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice plumbers make in Racine, WI?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.07 an hour ($50,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.45.
- How much does a journeyman plumber make in Racine, WI?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,070 a year ($37.05 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $101,780–$116,240.
- Do plumbers make more in Racine or Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis pays more: the median is $77,070 in Racine and $101,630 in Minneapolis, a 24% difference.
- How does Racine pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
- The Racine median of $77,070 is 5% less than the Wisconsin median of $81,210.
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 39540 (Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI). 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 (96.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures