Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Florida

Median $25.44 an hour for 29,260 plumbers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$25.44/hrMedian hourly wageFlorida, May data
$52,910/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.72 – $35.3910th to 90th percentilehourly range
29,260Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Plumber pay in Florida: the full range

Wage percentiles, FloridaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrFlorida: 10th $18.72 · 25th $22.70 · median $25.44 · 75th $30.20 · 90th $35.39Florida$25.44$18.72$35.39United States: 10th $21.22 · 25th $24.13 · median $30.67 · 75th $40.92 · 90th $52.13United States$30.67
Hourly wage percentiles for plumbers: Florida vs United States, May 2025.

Florida ranks 48th of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 51st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $24.60). 29,260 plumbers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.72 – $22.70$38,940 – $47,220roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.70 – $30.20$47,220 – $62,820the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$30.20 – $35.39$62,820 – $73,610the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Florida

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrPalm Bay: $28.74Palm Bay$28.74Jacksonville: $28.33Jacksonville$28.33Sarasota: $27.96Sarasota$27.96Naples: $27.80Naples$27.80Miami: $27.77Miami$27.77Vero Beach: $26.88Vero Beach$26.88Punta Gorda: $26.68Punta Gorda$26.68Orlando: $26.62Orlando$26.62Fort Walton Beach: $25.01Fort Walton Beach$25.01Tampa: $25.00Tampa$25.00Cape Coral: $24.85Cape Coral$24.85Gainesville: $24.81Gainesville$24.81
Median hourly wage for plumbers by metro area in Florida, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Palm Bay$20.10$28.74$28.74$35.4994013% above
Jacksonville$19.24$28.33$28.47$36.212,38011% above
Sarasota$19.28$27.96$27.30$36.461,39010% above
Naples$18.69$27.80$26.94$36.858109% above
Miami$19.41$27.77$24.32$36.065,9309% above
Vero Beach$19.11$26.88$27.34$36.672106% above
Punta Gorda$18.67$26.68$26.55$35.552605% above
Orlando$19.19$26.62$26.25$35.074,0405% above
Fort Walton Beach$21.03$25.01$25.78$36.023702% below
Tampa$20.00$25.00$24.78$32.134,1802% below
Cape Coral$17.63$24.85$24.29$32.501,9502% below
Gainesville$15.26$24.81$25.66$32.314902% below
Lakeland$18.33$24.62$25.36$33.387403% below
Port St. Lucie$18.90$24.52$24.47$35.627304% below
Sebring$17.99$24.35$26.32$29.50704% below
Daytona Beach$17.97$24.28$24.43$36.507105% below
Wildwood$18.37$24.11$28.23$34.892305% below
Ocala$18.04$24.00$25.21$34.044206% below
Pensacola$18.18$23.88$24.44$33.366506% below
Tallahassee$18.15$23.34$24.86$33.594808% below
Homosassa Springs$18.09$23.14$24.75$33.621509% below
Panama City$15.39$22.98$23.62$33.5151010% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Plumber wages in Florida over time

Florida, 1999-2025FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$30.67United States$25.44Florida
Median hourly wage for plumbers, Florida vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearFlorida $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$13.29$25.68$17.4118,970
2000$14.54$27.18$18.1924,670
2001$14.88$27.05$18.6124,340
2002$15.17$27.15$19.3122,430
2003$15.32$26.81$19.6922,220
2004$15.48$26.38$19.8523,660
2005$15.72$25.91$20.2725,250
2006$16.32$26.06$20.5627,540
2007$16.94$26.30$21.2027,110
2008$17.73$26.51$21.9424,810
2009$17.48$26.23$22.2723,200
2010$17.87$26.38$22.4320,100
2011$17.85$25.55$22.9619,370
2012$18.60$26.08$23.6215,360
2013$17.81$24.61$24.1316,580
2014$17.83$24.25$24.3618,590
2015$17.96$24.40$24.3420,970
2016$18.83$25.26$24.7423,060
2017$20.12$26.43$25.2824,200
2018$20.25$25.96$25.9225,360
2019$20.78$26.17$26.5226,280
2020$20.94$26.05$27.0825,610
2021$22.94$27.26$28.7923,800
2022$23.15$25.47$28.8926,930
2023$23.69$25.03$29.5928,750
2024$24.30$24.94$30.2726,730
2025$25.44$25.44$30.6729,260

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Florida changed by +4.3% over the last ten years of data and by -2.8% since 2019.

Are there more plumber jobs in Florida?

+11.3%Jobs since 201926,280 then, 29,260 in 2025
+39.5%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
3.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 35th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of plumbers counted in Florida has changed by +54.2%, against +12.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +11.3%.

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Florida vs United States, 1999 = 100FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages5075100125150175200020052010201520202025154Florida113United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Florida vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearFlorida jobsFlorida indexUS index
199918,970100100
200024,670130106
200124,340128106
200222,430118106
200322,220117105
200423,660125103
200525,250133102
200627,540145106
200727,110143105
200824,810131106
200923,20012297
201020,10010687
201119,37010284
201215,3608182
201316,5808785
201418,5909890
201520,97011095
201623,060122100
201724,200128104
201825,360134106
201926,280138107
202025,610135101
202123,800126101
202226,930142104
202328,750152106
202426,730141110
202529,260154113

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for plumbers in Florida

+14.1%Projected growth in Florida2024–2034, state agency
2,940Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
29,250Jobs in 202433,370 projected for 2034
+6.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Florida's labor market agency projects the number of plumbers in the state to change by +14.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 29,250 to 33,370, with about 2,940 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +6.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 29,260 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Florida

On federally funded construction in Florida, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 21 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $55.09 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $17.51). 46 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2016 or earlier (for example Bay County at $19.76). The market median for the state is $25.44.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, FLAlachua: $55.09 (union)Baker: $55.09 (union)Bay: $19.76 (survey)Bradford: $15.60 (survey)Brevard: $29.57 (survey)Broward: $48.65 (union)Calhoun: $12.54 (survey)Charlotte: $29.25 (survey)Citrus: $53.54 (union)Clay: $55.09 (union)Collier: $20.89 (survey)Columbia: $15.60 (survey)DeSoto: $15.60 (survey)Dixie: $15.60 (survey)Duval: $55.09 (union)Escambia: $19.76 (survey)Flagler: $64.28 (union)Franklin: $12.54 (survey)Gadsden: $19.76 (survey)Gilchrist: $55.09 (union)Glades: $15.60 (survey)Gulf: $19.76 (survey)Hamilton: $15.60 (survey)Hardee: $15.60 (survey)Hendry: $15.60 (survey)Hernando: $53.54 (union)Highlands: $24.79 (survey)Hillsborough: $53.54 (union)Holmes: $12.54 (survey)Indian River: $57.67 (union)Jackson: $12.54 (survey)Jefferson: $19.76 (survey)Lafayette: $15.60 (survey)Lake: $23.17 (survey)Lee: $20.89 (survey)Leon: $19.76 (survey)Levy: $15.60 (survey)Liberty: $12.54 (survey)Madison: $15.60 (survey)Manatee: $29.25 (survey)Marion: $55.09 (union)Martin: $57.67 (union)Miami-Dade: $47.47 (union)Monroe: $15.60 (survey)Nassau: $55.09 (union)Okaloosa: $19.76 (survey)Okeechobee: $15.60 (survey)Orange: $19.42 (survey)Osceola: $23.17 (survey)Palm Beach: $57.67 (union)Pasco: $53.54 (union)Pinellas: $53.54 (union)Polk: $24.79 (survey)Putnam: $15.60 (survey)St. Johns: $55.09 (union)St. Lucie: $57.67 (union)Santa Rosa: $19.76 (survey)Sarasota: $29.25 (survey)Seminole: $24.61 (survey)Sumter: $24.79 (survey)Suwannee: $15.60 (survey)Taylor: $15.60 (survey)Union: $15.60 (survey)Volusia: $64.28 (union)Wakulla: $19.76 (survey)Walton: $19.76 (survey)Washington: $12.54 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$15.60$19.76$24.79$54.78survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for plumbers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80/hrFlagler (Daytona Beach): market median $24.28, prevailing (union) $64.28, gap +$40.00Flagler (Daytona Beach)+$40.00Martin (Port St. Lucie): market median $24.52, prevailing (union) $57.67, gap +$33.15Martin (Port St. Lucie)+$33.15Marion (Ocala): market median $24.00, prevailing (union) $55.09, gap +$31.09Marion (Ocala)+$31.09Indian River (Vero Beach): market median $26.88, prevailing (union) $57.67, gap +$30.79Indian River (Vero Beach)+$30.79Citrus (Homosassa Springs): market median $23.14, prevailing (union) $53.54, gap +$30.40Citrus (Homosassa Springs)+$30.40Alachua (Gainesville): market median $24.81, prevailing (union) $55.09, gap +$30.28Alachua (Gainesville)+$30.28Palm Beach (Miami): market median $27.77, prevailing (union) $57.67, gap +$29.90Palm Beach (Miami)+$29.90Hernando (Tampa): market median $25.00, prevailing (union) $53.54, gap +$28.54Hernando (Tampa)+$28.54Baker (Jacksonville): market median $28.33, prevailing (union) $55.09, gap +$26.76Baker (Jacksonville)+$26.76Charlotte (Punta Gorda): market median $26.68, prevailing (survey) $29.25, gap +$2.57Charlotte (Punta Gorda)+$2.57Manatee (Sarasota): market median $27.96, prevailing (survey) $29.25, gap +$1.29Manatee (Sarasota)+$1.29Brevard (Palm Bay): market median $28.74, prevailing (survey) $29.57, gap +$0.83Brevard (Palm Bay)+$0.83Sumter (Wildwood): market median $24.11, prevailing (survey) $24.79, gap +$0.68Sumter (Wildwood)+$0.68Highlands (Sebring): market median $24.35, prevailing (survey) $24.79, gap +$0.44Highlands (Sebring)+$0.44Polk (Lakeland): market median $24.62, prevailing (survey) $24.79, gap +$0.17Polk (Lakeland)+$0.17Seminole (Orlando): market median $26.62, prevailing (survey) $24.61, gap −$2.01Seminole (Orlando)−$2.01Bay (Panama City): market median $22.98, prevailing (survey) $19.76, gap −$3.22Bay (Panama City)−$3.22Lee (Cape Coral): market median $24.85, prevailing (survey) $20.89, gap −$3.96Lee (Cape Coral)−$3.96Escambia (Pensacola): market median $23.88, prevailing (survey) $19.76, gap −$4.12Escambia (Pensacola)−$4.12Collier (Naples): market median $27.80, prevailing (survey) $20.89, gap −$6.91Collier (Naples)−$6.91
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Florida.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
FlaglerUnion PLUM0295-002 2025-01-01$41.60$22.68$64.28FL20260232
VolusiaUnion PLUM0295-002 2025-01-01$41.60$22.68$64.28FL20260232
Indian RiverUnion PLUM0630-004 2025-07-01$36.66$21.01$57.67FL20260209
MartinUnion PLUM0630-007 2025-07-01$36.66$21.01$57.67FL20260214
Palm BeachUnion PLUM0630-007 2025-07-01$36.66$21.01$57.67FL20260220
St. LucieUnion PLUM0630-004 2025-07-01$36.66$21.01$57.67FL20260228
AlachuaUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260194
BakerUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260195
ClayUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260200
DuvalUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260202
GilchristUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260205
MarionUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260213
NassauUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260216
St. JohnsUnion PLUM0234-006 2025-09-01$37.50$17.59$55.09FL20260227
CitrusUnion PLUM0123-003 2025-05-01$35.30$18.24$53.54FL20260199

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Florida prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Florida?

657.0kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-09
+0.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025657kSep 2026
Construction employment in Florida (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just plumbers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 63 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 285,688 in 2015 to 427,402 in 2025, +49.6%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Jackson County13231$92,718$1,783
Seminole County2263,590$75,166$1,445
Duval County4477,292$74,124$1,425
Orange County5127,512$72,760$1,399
Escambia County1451,871$72,607$1,396
Palm Beach County7886,690$71,599$1,377
Broward County9339,159$71,421$1,373
Manatee County2452,744$71,199$1,369
Clay County76390$69,950$1,345
Sumter County25707$69,839$1,343
Lee County6666,882$69,783$1,342
Hillsborough County7427,753$69,461$1,336

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Florida?

The median plumber in Florida earned $25.44 an hour ($52,910 a year) in May 2025, 17% below the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $22.70–$30.20; the top 10% earn more than $35.39.

Where does Florida rank for plumber pay?

Florida ranks 48th of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $25.44 an hour, and 51st after adjusting for Florida's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Florida?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 21 counties, with a typical package of $55.09 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Florida?

BLS counted 29,260 plumbers in Florida in May 2025, 3.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.98; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is plumber work growing in Florida?

The BLS employer survey count of plumbers in Florida went from 20,970 in 2015 to 29,260 in 2025, +39.5%, and +11.3% since 2019. Florida's labor market agency projects +14.1% growth for plumbers between 2024 and 2034, from 29,250 to 33,370 jobs.

How many plumber openings a year are there in Florida?

Florida projects about 2,940 openings a year for plumbers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 42,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2152. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.