Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Plumbers
Plumbers assemble, install, or repair pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, or drainage systems, according to specifications or plumbing codes.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Plumbers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $33,460 to $42,330 per year or $16 to $20 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Plumbers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $48 | $98,990 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $36 | $75,370 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $27 | $56,330 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $20 | $42,330 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $16 | $33,460 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
AK | $42 | $88,150 |
IL | $42 | $87,880 |
MA | $39 | $80,860 |
MN | $37 | $76,080 |
NJ | $36 | $75,840 |
OR | $36 | $75,800 |
WA | $36 | $74,960 |
DC | $35 | $73,300 |
NY | $35 | $71,770 |
CA | $33 | $69,070 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Plumber is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like AK doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at AK might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Plumbers are in the states of AK, IL, MA, MN and NJ.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Rail Transportation | $83480 | $40.14 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $81290 | $39.08 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $76970 | $37.00 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $75470 | $36.28 |
Educational Support Services | $73800 | $35.48 |
Spectator Sports | $73270 | $35.23 |
Warehousing and Storage | $73070 | $35.13 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $72780 | $34.99 |
Technical and Trade Schools | $72670 | $34.94 |
Offices of Physicians | $72350 | $34.79 |
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $72330 | $34.77 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $71860 | $34.55 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $71130 | $34.20 |
Natural Gas Distribution | $71050 | $34.16 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $70900 | $34.09 |
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $70730 | $34.01 |
Real Estate | $69980 | $33.64 |
Grain and Oilseed Milling | $69740 | $33.53 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $69180 | $33.26 |
Rubber Product Manufacturing | $69030 | $33.19 |
Specialty Hospitals | $68980 | $33.16 |
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance | $68910 | $33.13 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $68690 | $33.03 |
Chemical Manufacturing | $66980 | $32.20 |
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | $66730 | $32.08 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $66460 | $31.95 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $66350 | $31.90 |
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $66290 | $31.87 |
Waste Treatment and Disposal | $66120 | $31.79 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $65970 | $31.72 |