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

Plumber Salary in Scranton

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 524, effective December 2025.

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Market Context

UA Local 524 is the union local for plumbers in Scranton; it serves northeastern Pennsylvania from its hall and training center on Corey Street. Pennsylvania's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

UA Local 524 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$51.69

Effective December 2025

Base wage: $51.69/hr

Benefit contribution: $27.07/hr

Total package: $78.76/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$107,515

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$46,355

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 524 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.

JATC Information

Training Center	UA Local 524 Training Center
Address	711 Corey Street, Scranton, PA 18505
Phone	(570) 347-9214
Website	ualocal524.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to UA Local 524?

Check with UA Local 524 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$61,160

-$2,640 vs. national

Median Hourly

$29.40

vs. Pennsylvania

-$2,297

vs. state average

Total Employed

450

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	$61,160
Annual Mean Wage	$65,250
Hourly Median Wage	$29.40
Hourly Mean Wage	$31.37
Total Employed	450
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Pennsylvania

Bucks County Community College
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Builders Guild of Western PA
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Other Plumber Markets in Pennsylvania

Northeastern Pennsylvania (Non-Metro)

$62,100

Non-Metro

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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 690

Allentown

$56.28/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective May 2023 · More than two years old

UA Local 520

Harrisburg