Salary Data/Plumber by State/Midwest/Wisconsin/Madison

Plumber Salary in Madison

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 75, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

Plumbers Local 75 is the union local for plumbers in Madison, through its Madison office on East Springs Drive. Union apprentices train through the Madison Area Plumbing Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Wisconsin has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.

→UA Local 75's Madison Area JAC serves Dane County and nine surrounding counties

Union Scale

UA Local 75 journeyman plumber Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$60.57

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $60.57/hr

Benefit contribution: $27.34/hr

Total package: $87.91/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$125,986

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$40,826

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 75 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	Madison Area Plumbing Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Address	2102 E. Springs Drive, Madison, WI 53704
Phone	(414) 359-1318
Website	plumbers75.com
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to UA Local 75?

Check with UA Local 75 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

$85,160

+$21,360 vs. national

Median Hourly

$40.94

vs. Wisconsin

+$2,296

vs. state average

Total Employed

1,590

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	$85,160
Annual Mean Wage	$86,590
Hourly Median Wage	$40.94
Hourly Mean Wage	$41.63
Total Employed	1,590
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Wisconsin

Madison MC3
Madison
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WRTP/Big Step
Madison
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Boys and Girls Club of Dane County - High School Program
Fitchburg
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Other Plumber Markets in Wisconsin

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Union Rates in Wisconsin and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Wisconsin, 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 400

Oshkosh

$53.23/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

UA Local 400

Appleton