Plumber Salary in Baltimore
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with state-adopted journey-level scale for the Baltimore area, effective December 2025.
How to become a plumber →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply to federally funded projects in the Baltimore metro. Maryland also has its own prevailing wage law for state projects, and the rate shown is Maryland's state prevailing rate, which applies to both plumber and pipefitter classifications.
Baltimore Area Journeyman plumber Prevailing Rate
The prevailing rate reflects the journeyman plumber classification from the applicable state prevailing wage determination for the Baltimore area. The BLS area median reflects all plumbers across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486 Training School |
| Address | 1201 66th St., Rosedale, MD 21237 |
| Phone | (410) 866-5313 |
| Website | getpiping.com |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to a plumber apprenticeship?
Check with the apprenticeship programs in this area for their current application requirements, including any aptitude test.
What to expect →All plumbers, union and non-union, all experience levels
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 | $63,200 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $70,780 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $30.38 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $34.03 |
| Total Employed | 5,220 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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No other Maryland metro has a published rate yet. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. 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.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2152). How we build these figures →