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Plumber Salary in Cleveland, OH

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Plumbers Local 55, effective May 2025.

Wage figures reflect all plumbers across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.

Plumbers Local 55 anchors the Cleveland plumber market.

Cleveland plumbing work is covered by Plumbers Local 55, distinct from Pipefitters Local 120, which covers pipefitters in the same metro. Ohio prevailing wage law applies to public construction, and healthcare, commercial, and industrial facility work sustain demand.

Plumbers Local 55 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$44.86
Effective May 2025
Base wage: $44.86/hr
Benefit contribution: $30.03/hr
Total package: $74.89/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$93,309
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$30,289
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Plumbers Local 55 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 CenterJourneymen Plumbers Union Local 55
Address980 Keynote Circle, Cleveland, OH 44131
Phone(216) 459-2900
Websiteplumbers55.com
Minimum ScoreNo minimum
Application WindowContact plumbers55.com or (216) 459-2900 for current application dates.

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

Median Annual
$63,020
-$780 vs. national
Median Hourly
$30.30
vs. Ohio
+$271
vs. state average
Total Employed
3,040
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$63,020
Annual Mean Wage$69,670
Hourly Median Wage$30.30
Hourly Mean Wage$33.50
Total Employed3,040
Area TypeMetropolitan Area

Journey-level rates below are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement. Union density and market conditions vary significantly by region.

UA Local 38
San Francisco
$88.00/hr
Journey-level
UA Local 32
Seattle
$75.21/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 1
New York
$73.00/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 690
Philadelphia
$70.53/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 12
Boston
$69.54/hr
Journey-level
UA Local 78
Los Angeles
$61.73/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 230
San Diego
$61.73/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 290
Portland, OR
$60.77/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 130
Chicago
$60.50/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 8
Kansas City
$58.38/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 562
St. Louis
$52.60/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 5
Washington, DC
$51.25/hr
Journey-level
UA Local 469
Phoenix
$51.15/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 15
Minneapolis
$49.02/hr
Journey-level · CBA rate
UA Local 27
Pittsburgh
$48.65/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 486
Baltimore
$47.78/hr
Journey-level · State prevailing wage determination
UA Local 3
Denver
$47.23/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 27
Erie
$46.98/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 572
Nashville
$46.02/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 98
Detroit
$43.34/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 392
Cincinnati
$43.30/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 72
Atlanta
$41.18/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 100
Dallas
$41.15/hr
Journey-level
UA Local 68
Houston
$39.98/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
UA Local 17
Memphis
$38.82/hr
Journey-level · CBA rate
UA Local 519
Miami
$31.93/hr
Journey-level

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 - SOC 47-2152 (Plumbers and Pipefitters) - Cross-Industry, All Ownership

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