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Highest Paying Cities for Plumbers — 2026

Portland, Oregon ranks first with an average Plumber salary of $100,710 per year ($48.42/hr). Full ranking of 100 cities below, 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 metropolitan 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.

Ranked Cities

Highest Paying Cities for Plumbers (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
PortlandOregon$100,710$48.42/hr$57,640$147,100
ChicagoIllinois$96,430$46.36/hr$53,960$127,200
SeattleWashington$96,250$46.27/hr$51,930$153,500
BostonMassachusetts$92,810$44.62/hr$52,270$143,950
San FranciscoCalifornia$92,380$44.41/hr$48,540$155,330
MinneapolisMinnesota$92,030$44.25/hr$51,370$121,720
New YorkNew York$90,820$43.66/hr$47,870$145,480
AnchorageAlaska$89,290$42.93/hr$53,730$116,790
MilwaukeeWisconsin$89,150$42.86/hr$56,520$124,470
MadisonWisconsin$86,590$41.63/hr$48,310$123,270
WorcesterMassachusetts$84,660$40.70/hr$48,860$119,980
Urban HonoluluHawaii$83,910$40.34/hr$49,460$115,080
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$83,660$40.22/hr$48,400$142,210
ProvidenceRhode Island$82,000$39.42/hr$49,590$110,770
DetroitMichigan$81,710$39.28/hr$48,250$107,780
YorkPennsylvania$81,300$39.09/hr$47,370$147,310
St LouisMissouri$81,070$38.98/hr$47,040$121,230
Los AngelesCalifornia$80,230$38.57/hr$46,090$125,080
BridgeportConnecticut$79,490$38.22/hr$46,940$119,250
Kansas CityMissouri$79,030$38.00/hr$46,800$122,820
San DiegoCalifornia$78,580$37.78/hr$46,030$127,790
HarrisburgPennsylvania$78,560$37.77/hr$48,080$104,630
Fort WayneIndiana$78,260$37.63/hr$47,850$102,520
Grand RapidsMichigan$76,460$36.76/hr$46,630$98,210
SacramentoCalifornia$76,440$36.75/hr$46,620$131,100
IndianapolisIndiana$76,260$36.66/hr$46,740$102,370
BakersfieldCalifornia$76,110$36.59/hr$45,670$117,840
FresnoCalifornia$76,020$36.55/hr$46,590$124,280
SpokaneWashington$75,720$36.40/hr$47,830$105,980
AllentownPennsylvania$75,490$36.29/hr$46,460$138,040
PittsburghPennsylvania$75,420$36.26/hr$46,910$107,870
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$75,090$36.10/hr$47,480$114,400
HartfordConnecticut$74,860$35.99/hr$43,260$102,180
BuffaloNew York$73,700$35.44/hr$40,300$104,040
RiversideCalifornia$73,670$35.42/hr$48,910$115,340
RochesterNew York$73,550$35.36/hr$43,570$100,140
Des MoinesIowa$73,230$35.21/hr$47,720$99,570
ToledoOhio$73,220$35.20/hr$46,530$103,520
ModestoCalifornia$72,600$34.90/hr$47,260$114,510
StocktonCalifornia$72,060$34.65/hr$46,640$98,920
DenverColorado$71,910$34.57/hr$48,640$102,770
SyracuseNew York$71,590$34.42/hr$44,720$99,450
LouisvilleKentucky$71,560$34.41/hr$48,250$94,920
OmahaNebraska$71,120$34.19/hr$46,710$98,540
BaltimoreMaryland$70,780$34.03/hr$45,220$102,640
PhoenixArizona$70,620$33.95/hr$46,530$100,710
CincinnatiOhio$70,570$33.93/hr$46,830$101,800
Las VegasNevada$70,210$33.76/hr$42,210$119,300
Baton RougeLouisiana$69,930$33.62/hr$49,920$81,060
ClevelandOhio$69,670$33.50/hr$46,330$101,220
DaytonOhio$69,230$33.28/hr$46,680$99,180
ColumbusOhio$69,140$33.24/hr$40,820$103,000
AkronOhio$69,090$33.22/hr$44,780$99,710
Salt Lake CityUtah$67,790$32.59/hr$47,870$88,310
LancasterPennsylvania$66,880$32.15/hr$46,220$98,740
WichitaKansas$66,780$32.10/hr$38,290$93,630
ScrantonPennsylvania$65,250$31.37/hr$43,690$98,150
OgdenUtah$65,130$31.31/hr$40,540$83,370
Colorado SpringsColorado$64,940$31.22/hr$46,070$87,730
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$64,890$31.20/hr$37,280$87,920
HoustonTexas$63,860$30.70/hr$39,920$85,680
AustinTexas$63,760$30.65/hr$40,810$80,920
NashvilleTennessee$63,080$30.33/hr$42,650$83,670
New OrleansLouisiana$62,920$30.25/hr$39,220$79,690
DallasTexas$62,260$29.94/hr$39,350$82,230
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$61,390$29.51/hr$38,760$83,260
RichmondVirginia$60,940$29.30/hr$44,420$77,490
KnoxvilleTennessee$60,510$29.09/hr$38,940$79,560
MemphisTennessee$60,500$29.09/hr$37,530$82,020
RaleighNorth Carolina$60,290$28.99/hr$42,940$77,610
AtlantaGeorgia$60,020$28.85/hr$37,900$81,580
ChattanoogaTennessee$59,950$28.82/hr$37,670$78,880
BoiseIdaho$59,620$28.66/hr$39,450$82,770
BirminghamAlabama$59,350$28.53/hr$38,620$76,290
Virginia BeachVirginia$59,280$28.50/hr$45,720$75,410
TulsaOklahoma$59,160$28.44/hr$37,990$80,420
ProvoUtah$59,060$28.39/hr$40,540$78,420
MobileAlabama$58,770$28.26/hr$38,170$74,940
Palm BayFlorida$58,690$28.21/hr$41,800$73,820
DurhamNorth Carolina$58,630$28.19/hr$43,820$76,460
TucsonArizona$58,400$28.08/hr$43,840$74,250
JacksonvilleFlorida$58,230$28.00/hr$40,020$75,310
CharlestonSouth Carolina$58,210$27.99/hr$39,100$74,880
CharlotteNorth Carolina$58,140$27.95/hr$42,320$76,010
San AntonioTexas$57,970$27.87/hr$37,240$78,530
MiamiFlorida$57,830$27.80/hr$40,360$75,010
VictoriaTexas$57,570$27.68/hr$37,590$75,120
JacksonMississippi$57,220$27.51/hr$37,550$75,650
El PasoTexas$56,270$27.05/hr$35,600$88,370
GreensboroNorth Carolina$56,230$27.03/hr$39,550$73,860
AugustaGeorgia$56,220$27.03/hr$36,490$77,330
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$56,130$26.99/hr$36,690$79,890
OrlandoFlorida$55,990$26.92/hr$39,900$72,950
TampaFlorida$55,600$26.73/hr$41,610$66,830
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$55,130$26.50/hr$38,010$75,570
Cape CoralFlorida$54,480$26.19/hr$36,670$67,590
LakelandFlorida$54,270$26.09/hr$38,130$69,430
PensacolaFlorida$53,590$25.77/hr$37,810$69,390
Little RockArkansas$51,170$24.60/hr$35,100$68,540
McAllenTexas$47,040$22.62/hr$30,370$62,130

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