Salary Data/Plumber by State/Midwest/Michigan/Lansing

Plumber Salary in Lansing

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 333, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

UA Local 333 is the union local for plumbers in Lansing; it serves Lansing, Jackson, and Battle Creek. Union apprentices train at its Lansing center on National Parkway. Michigan's prevailing wage law applies to state-funded construction.

→UA Local 333's jurisdiction includes Ingham County and mid-Michigan

Union Scale

UA Local 333 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$46.29

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $46.29/hr

Benefit contribution: $25.43/hr

Total package: $71.72/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$96,283

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$18,093

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 333 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 333 Lansing Training Center
Address	16180 National Parkway, Lansing, MI 48906
Phone	(517) 323-0333
Website	ua333.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to UA Local 333?

Check with UA Local 333 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

$78,190

+$14,390 vs. national

Median Hourly

$37.59

vs. Michigan

+$5,218

vs. state average

Total Employed

650

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	$78,190
Annual Mean Wage	$74,130
Hourly Median Wage	$37.59
Hourly Mean Wage	$35.64
Total Employed	650
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

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Union Rates in Michigan and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Michigan, 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 370

Flint

$46.61/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective July 2025

UA Local 98

Detroit