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Plumber Salary in Burlington, VT

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 693, effective May 2025.

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

UA Local 693 is the union local for plumbers in the Burlington area; it has an office on Gregory Drive in South Burlington. The same negotiated plumber rate applies in Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties.

UA Local 693 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$37.40
Effective May 2025
Base wage: $37.40/hr
Benefit contribution: $19.02/hr
Total package: $56.42/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$77,792
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$10,342
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 693 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 CenterUA Local 693
Address3 Gregory Dr., South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone(802) 864-4042
Websiteualocal693.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

Applying to UA Local 693?

Check with UA Local 693 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

What to expect →

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

Median Annual
$67,450
+$3,650 vs. national
Median Hourly
$32.43
vs. Vermont
+$4,327
vs. state average
Total Employed
470
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$67,450
Annual Mean Wage$70,170
Hourly Median Wage$32.43
Hourly Mean Wage$33.73
Total Employed470
Area TypeMetropolitan Area

There is no other Vermont metro in our coverage. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. 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.

Union rates in every metro we cover →

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