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Highest-Paying Cities for Plumbers

The 25 highest-paying US metro areas for plumbers, ranked by median annual wage. Wages from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 release.

# Metro Annual median Hourly 90th percentile Employment 5-yr wage
1 Portland, OR $100,110 $48.13/hr $135,950 4,920 up 29.4%
2 Madison, WI $99,450 $47.81/hr $120,890 1,380 up 63.7%
3 Chicago, IL $98,890 $47.54/hr $123,600 14,230 up 5.1%
4 Minneapolis, MN $97,020 $46.65/hr $122,730 5,070 up 14.2%
5 Springfield, MA $92,750 $44.59/hr $132,070 820
6 San Jose, CA $90,220 $43.37/hr $169,280 2,230 up 24.0%
7 Seattle, WA $87,160 $41.90/hr $148,620 6,540 up 10.3%
8 Anchorage, AK $84,020 $40.39/hr $105,800 460 up 1.6%
9 Boston, MA $83,640 $40.21/hr $140,870 11,320 up 19.2%
10 Green Bay, WI $82,190 $39.51/hr $116,830 610 up 14.5%
11 Milwaukee, WI $82,080 $39.46/hr $121,260 2,710 up 6.4%
12 Albany, NY $82,030 $39.44/hr $118,190 1,330 up 6.8%
13 Detroit, MI $81,480 $39.17/hr $103,930 5,590 up 12.0%
14 Peoria, IL $80,840 $38.87/hr $112,750 570 up 3.5%
15 Fort Wayne, IN $80,150 $38.53/hr $97,650 1,200 up 46.7%
16 Omaha, NE $80,110 $38.52/hr $95,520 2,650 up 17.6%
17 Salem, OR $79,600 $38.27/hr $100,550 440 up 16.3%
18 Worcester, MA $79,450 $38.20/hr $135,300 1,490
19 New York, NY $79,420 $38.18/hr $138,100 21,500 up 17.6%
20 Honolulu, HI $78,540 $37.76/hr $112,890 1,980 up 18.9%
21 Lansing, MI $78,440 $37.71/hr $102,910 520 up 12.7%
22 Ann Arbor, MI $76,440 $36.75/hr $103,970 330 up 2.3%
23 Providence, RI $75,260 $36.18/hr $107,530 2,930 up 43.6%
24 New Haven, CT $74,790 $35.96/hr $100,290 580
25 Hartford, CT $74,630 $35.88/hr $100,650 1,280 up 1.5%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2019 and May 2024.

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