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Plumber Salary in Gulfport

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 568, effective November 2024.

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

UA Local 568 is the union local for plumbers in Gulfport; its hall is on Nobles Road in Saucier, north of the city. In Harrison County the plumber classification also includes HVAC pipe installation. A second UA local, Local 436, is chartered in Pascagoula at the east end of the metro.

UA Local 568 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$29.91
Effective November 2024
Base wage: $29.91/hr
Benefit contribution: $11.97/hr
Total package: $41.88/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$62,213
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
-$827
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 568 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.

Training CenterUA Local 568
Address18511 Nobles Rd, Saucier, MS 39574
Phone(228) 863-1853
Minimum ScoreNot published

Applying to UA Local 568?

Check with UA Local 568 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

What to expect →

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

Median Annual
$63,040
-$760 vs. national
Median Hourly
$30.31
vs. Mississippi
+$10,836
vs. state average
Total Employed
1,240
In this area

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$63,040
Annual Mean Wage$58,570
Hourly Median Wage$30.31
Hourly Mean Wage$28.16
Total Employed1,240
Area TypeMetropolitan Area

No other Mississippi 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.

Union rates in every metro we cover →

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2152). How we build these figures →