Salary Data/Plumber by State/Pacific Coast/Washington/Seattle

Plumber Salary in Seattle

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 32, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

UA Local 32 is the union local for plumbers in the Seattle area. Union apprentices train at the Seattle Area Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Renton. Plumber and pipefitter classifications carry an identical rate in this market, and Washington's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

UA Local 32 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$75.21

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $75.21/hr

Benefit contribution: $33.88/hr

Total package: $109.09/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$156,437

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$61,207

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 32 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	Seattle Area Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Training Center
Address	595 Monster Rd SW, Suite 100, Renton, WA 98057
Phone	(425) 271-5900
Website	seattlepipetrades.org
Minimum Score	Not published

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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$95,230

+$31,430 vs. national

Median Hourly

$45.78

vs. Washington

+$17,022

vs. state average

Total Employed

6,350

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	$95,230
Annual Mean Wage	$96,250
Hourly Median Wage	$45.78
Hourly Mean Wage	$46.27
Total Employed	6,350
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Washington

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Union Rates in Washington and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Washington, 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 26

Bremerton

$60.72/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

UA Local 26

Mount Vernon