Plumber salary
What a plumber actually earns, from 527 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see plumber pay in the 3 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A plumber earns a blended US median near 74,904 dollars, with the typical middle running from 70,061 dollars to 81,985 dollars. The official OEWS median is 62,970 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is carpenter, at 43 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open plumber roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- PlumberAccor · Greater Vijayawada District,RemoteJul 18
- PipefitterArchitect of the Capitol · Washington, District of Columbia$76k–$89kJul 17
- PIPEFITTER WORKERNaval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia$66k–$77kJul 15
- PipefitterVeterans Health Administration · Louisville, Kentucky$66k–$76kJul 15
- PLUMBER-DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYAir Force Materiel Command · Multiple Locations$65k–$75kJun 26
- Plumber (Open until filled)John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Washington, District of Columbia$72k–$84kJan 28
By country
- United Kingdom$48,070 – $64,313 · median $51,357
- United States$70,061 – $81,985 · median $74,904
- Canada$55,820 – $68,616 · median $61,702
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $79,070
- Indianamedian $64,560
- Coloradomedian $63,610
- Kentuckymedian $62,370
- Virginiamedian $59,560
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Related salaries
- Carpenter salary$53,473 median
- Maintenance Technician salary$47,935 median
- Welder salary$56,084 median
Quick answers
How much does a plumber make?
The blended US median is about 74,904 dollars, with a typical range from 70,061 dollars to 81,985 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 62,970 dollars.
Is plumber a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a plumber move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is carpenter, at 43 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 47-2152. Live corpus 527 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.