Salary Data/Plumber by State/Mid-Atlantic/Pennsylvania/Erie

Plumber Salary in Erie

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 27, effective June 2023.

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

Market Context

UA Local 27 is the union local for plumbers in Erie, and its jurisdiction also takes in Pittsburgh. Union apprentices train at its Pipe Trades Training Center in Coraopolis. Pennsylvania's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

UA Local 27 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$46.98

Effective June 2023

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2023). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $46.98/hr

Benefit contribution: $25.47/hr

Total package: $72.45/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$97,718

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$31,308

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 27 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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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$66,410

+$2,610 vs. national

Median Hourly

$31.93

vs. Pennsylvania

+$2,953

vs. state average

Total Employed

280

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	$66,410
Annual Mean Wage	$68,500
Hourly Median Wage	$31.93
Hourly Mean Wage	$32.93
Total Employed	280
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Pennsylvania

Bucks County Community College
Newtown
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Builders Guild of Western PA
Pittsburgh
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Johnson-Shaw Foundation Pre-Apprenticeship Program (Bridge to Success)
Charleroi
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Union Rates in Pennsylvania and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Pennsylvania, 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 27

Pittsburgh

$48.65/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2023 · More than two years old

UA Local 520

Harrisburg

$41.36/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective May 2023 · More than two years old

UA Local 524

Scranton