Plumber Salary in Raleigh
Metro area wage data for plumbers and pipefitters from the BLS OEWS program, May 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.
UA Local 421, headquartered in North Charleston, is the union local for plumbers in Raleigh; its jurisdiction takes in Wake, Johnston and Franklin counties and it runs a training center in Wendell. No union scale figure is available for plumbers in this market, because no negotiated plumber rate is published for any county in the Raleigh metro. Contact the Wendell training center for current rate and apprenticeship information.
All plumbers, union and non-union, all experience levels
No union scale is published for this area yet. Ask the nearest local hall which agreement covers work here.
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What to expect →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 | $60,540 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $60,290 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $29.10 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $28.99 |
| Total Employed | 2,810 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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No other North Carolina 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 →