Salary Data/Plumber by State/Pacific Coast/California/Bakersfield

Plumber Salary in Bakersfield

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 460, effective September 2025.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

Market Context

UA Local 460, based on Meany Avenue, is the union local for plumbers in Bakersfield. California's prevailing wage law applies to public works.

→UA Local 460's jurisdiction includes Kern County

Union Scale

UA Local 460 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$61.73

Effective September 2025

Base wage: $61.73/hr

Benefit contribution: $26.81/hr

Total package: $88.54/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$128,398

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$61,948

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 460 journeyman plumber journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all plumbers across all employment types and experience levels.

JATC Information

Training Center	Local 460 training program
Address	6718 Meany Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Website	local460.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to UA Local 460?

Check with UA Local 460 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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Area Wage Data

All plumbers, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual

$66,450

+$2,650 vs. national

Median Hourly

$31.95

vs. California

-$443

vs. state average

Total Employed

960

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

All plumbers, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage	$66,450
Annual Mean Wage	$76,110
Hourly Median Wage	$31.95
Hourly Mean Wage	$36.59
Total Employed	960
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in California

ValleyBuild - Kern, Inyo & Mono BCTC MC3
Bakersfield
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[CALPIA] California Institution for Men (CIM)
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[CALPIA] California Institution for Women (CIW)
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Union Rates in California and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in California, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

UA Local 246

Visalia

$54.50/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective January 2026

UA Local 484

Oxnard

$61.73/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective September 2025

UA Local 78

Los Angeles