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Plumber Salary in Fargo

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 300, effective June 2025.

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UA Local 300, the United Association's local for North Dakota and eastern South Dakota, has a business-agent office in Fargo.

UA Local 300 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$43.94
Effective June 2025
Base wage: $43.94/hr
Benefit contribution: $20.46/hr
Total package: $64.40/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$91,395
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$28,045
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 300 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.

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

Median Annual
$63,350
-$450 vs. national
Median Hourly
$30.46
vs. North Dakota
-$2,113
vs. state average
Total Employed
670
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$63,350
Annual Mean Wage$65,900
Hourly Median Wage$30.46
Hourly Mean Wage$31.68
Total Employed670
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in North Dakota, 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.

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