Salary Data/Plumber by State/Southeast/Tennessee/Memphis

Plumber Salary in Memphis

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with collectively bargained journey-level scale from UA Local 17.

How to become a plumber →

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

Market Context

UA Local 17 is the union local for plumbers in Memphis. Union apprentices train through the Memphis Plumbers JAC on Prescott Road.

Union Scale

UA Local 17 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$38.82

The effective date for this collective bargaining agreement is not recorded. Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Journey-Level Annual

$80,746

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$22,056

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 17 journeyman plumber journey-level rate under the current collective bargaining agreement. The BLS area median reflects all plumbers across all employment types and experience levels.

JATC Information

Training Center	Memphis Plumbers JAC
Address	4229 Prescott Rd, Memphis, TN 38118
Phone	(901) 368-0900
Website	memphisplumbersjac.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to UA Local 17?

Check with UA Local 17 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

$58,690

-$5,110 vs. national

Median Hourly

$28.22

vs. Tennessee

+$4,061

vs. state average

Total Employed

1,920

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	$58,690
Annual Mean Wage	$60,500
Hourly Median Wage	$28.22
Hourly Mean Wage	$29.09
Total Employed	1,920
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Tennessee

Midsouth Construction Careers (Memphis ARP)
Memphis
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Chattanooga ARP
Chattanooga
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ETARP, UCOR, Bechtel
Knoxville
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Other Plumber Markets in Tennessee

West Tennessee (Non-Metro)

$52,260

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Tennessee and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Tennessee, 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 572

Nashville

$46.02/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective August 2025

UA Local 184

Paducah