Salary Data/Plumber by State/Pacific Coast/California/San Luis Obispo

Plumber Salary in San Luis Obispo

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 403, 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 403 is the union local for plumbers in San Luis Obispo; it bargains under the Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16 master agreement. California's prevailing wage law applies to public works.

Union Scale

UA Local 403 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

+$65,308

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 403 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	UA Local 403 Training Center
Address	3710 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Website	ua403.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to UA Local 403?

Check with UA Local 403 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

$63,090

-$710 vs. national

Median Hourly

$30.33

vs. California

-$3,803

vs. state average

Total Employed

320

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	$63,090
Annual Mean Wage	$73,350
Hourly Median Wage	$30.33
Hourly Mean Wage	$35.26
Total Employed	320
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in California

[CALPIA] California Institution for Men (CIM)
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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 114

Santa Maria

$61.73/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective September 2025

UA Local 62

Salinas

$57.75/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective January 2026

UA Local 460

Bakersfield