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Plumber Salary in Los Angeles, California — 2026 Data

Plumbers in Los Angeles, California earn an average of $80,230 per year ($38.57 per hour). The median (50th percentile) wage is $71,110 per year. That is 11% above the national average of $72,170. Data updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters to the job title "Plumber". Values are measured survey estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

Plumber Pay in Los Angeles at a Glance

Plumber wages in Los Angeles, CA (2026)
Average (mean) annual salary$80,230
Average (mean) hourly rate$38.57 per hour
Median (50th percentile) annual$71,110
Median hourly wage$34.19 per hour
Entry-level pay (10th percentile)$46,090
Senior-level pay (90th percentile)$125,080
National average$72,170
Employment (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA)15,690 workers
Data vintageBLS OEWS May 2025 · SOC 47-2152

Salary Percentiles for Plumbers in Los Angeles

Annual and hourly wage percentiles
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$46,090$22.16/hr
25th percentile$58,560$28.15/hr
50th percentile (median)$71,110$34.19/hr
75th percentile$101,300$48.70/hr
90th percentile$125,080$60.14/hr

Los Angeles Metro vs. National Plumber Wages

The median Plumber wage in the Los Angeles, California metro area is $71,110 per year — 11.5% above the national median of $63,800 for this occupation. The metro average (mean) of $80,230 is 11.2% above the national average of $72,170. At the 25th percentile, $58,560 is 16.7% above the national 25th percentile of $50,190, and at the 75th percentile, $101,300 is 19.0% above the national 75th percentile of $85,110. Every comparison is like-for-like: median against national median, average against national average, and each percentile against the same national percentile.

Los Angeles metro versus national Plumber wages (BLS OEWS, same statistic compared in each row)
MeasureLos Angeles metroNationalDifference
Median (50th percentile)$71,110$63,800 (national median)+11.5%
Average (mean)$80,230$72,170 (national average)+11.2%
25th percentile$58,560$50,190 (national 25th percentile)+16.7%
75th percentile$101,300$85,110 (national 75th percentile)+19.0%

Nearby Metros for Plumbers

Nearby metro areas hiring Plumbers
Metro areaAverage annual salaryMedianHourly ratevs. Los Angeles
San Diego, CA$78,580$72,510$37.78/hr−2.1%
San Francisco, CA$92,380$77,880$44.41/hr+15.1%
Sacramento, CA$76,440$65,210$36.75/hr−4.7%
Riverside, CA$73,670$63,920$35.42/hr−8.2%
Stockton, CA$72,060$62,900$34.65/hr−10.2%

Wage Trend

The median wage for Plumbers in Los Angeles is 9.2% above the prior data vintage's median ($65,110 in May 2024).

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