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Plumber Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 2026 Data

Plumbers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earn an average of $83,660 per year ($40.22 per hour). The median (50th percentile) wage is $74,860 per year. That is 16% 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia at a Glance

Plumber wages in Philadelphia, PA (2026)
Average (mean) annual salary$83,660
Average (mean) hourly rate$40.22 per hour
Median (50th percentile) annual$74,860
Median hourly wage$35.99 per hour
Entry-level pay (10th percentile)$48,400
Senior-level pay (90th percentile)$142,210
National average$72,170
Employment (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD)7,150 workers
Data vintageBLS OEWS May 2025 · SOC 47-2152

Salary Percentiles for Plumbers in Philadelphia

Annual and hourly wage percentiles
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$48,400$23.27/hr
25th percentile$60,900$29.28/hr
50th percentile (median)$74,860$35.99/hr
75th percentile$103,770$49.89/hr
90th percentile$142,210$68.37/hr

Philadelphia Metro vs. National Plumber Wages

The median Plumber wage in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro area is $74,860 per year — 17.3% above the national median of $63,800 for this occupation. The metro average (mean) of $83,660 is 15.9% above the national average of $72,170. At the 25th percentile, $60,900 is 21.3% above the national 25th percentile of $50,190, and at the 75th percentile, $103,770 is 21.9% 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.

Philadelphia metro versus national Plumber wages (BLS OEWS, same statistic compared in each row)
MeasurePhiladelphia metroNationalDifference
Median (50th percentile)$74,860$63,800 (national median)+17.3%
Average (mean)$83,660$72,170 (national average)+15.9%
25th percentile$60,900$50,190 (national 25th percentile)+21.3%
75th percentile$103,770$85,110 (national 75th percentile)+21.9%

Nearby Metros for Plumbers

Nearby metro areas hiring Plumbers
Metro areaAverage annual salaryMedianHourly ratevs. Philadelphia
Allentown, PA$75,490$64,940$36.29/hr−9.8%
Lancaster, PA$66,880$61,950$32.15/hr−20.1%
Harrisburg, PA$78,560$73,560$37.77/hr−6.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$75,420$70,100$36.26/hr−9.8%
York, PA$81,300$70,100$39.09/hr−2.8%

Wage Trend

The median wage for Plumbers in Philadelphia is 3.1% above the prior data vintage's median ($72,580 in May 2024).

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