Salary Data/Plumber by State/Southeast/Louisiana/New Orleans

Plumber Salary in New Orleans

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 60, effective June 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 60 is the union local for plumbers in New Orleans; its hall is on the North I-10 Service Road in Metairie and its five-year apprenticeship trains plumbers, pipefitters and HVAC service technicians. The plumber classification here includes HVAC temperature controls and excludes HVAC pipe and unit installation, which are pipefitter work.

Union Scale

UA Local 60 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$33.30

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $33.30/hr

Benefit contribution: $14.98/hr

Total package: $48.28/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$69,264

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$6,814

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 60 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	New Orleans Pipe Trades Apprenticeship
Address	2541 N. Arnoult Rd., Suite 122, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone	(504) 885-8033
Website	ualocal60.org
Minimum Score	Not published

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Check with UA Local 60 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

$62,450

-$1,350 vs. national

Median Hourly

$30.03

vs. Louisiana

+$3,145

vs. state average

Total Employed

1,510

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	$62,450
Annual Mean Wage	$62,920
Hourly Median Wage	$30.03
Hourly Mean Wage	$30.25
Total Employed	1,510
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Louisiana

Louisiana Green Corps
New Orleans
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New Orleans Career Center (NOLACC)
New Orleans
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Belle Chasse High School
Belle Chasse
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Other Plumber Markets in Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana (Non-Metro)

Central Louisiana (Non-Metro)

$57,130

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Louisiana and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Louisiana, 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 60

Houma

$33.30/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2024 · More than two years old

UA Local 60

Slidell

$33.30/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

UA Local 198

Baton Rouge