Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Florida

Median $25.44 an hour for 29,260 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$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 2026-09-28

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, pipefitters and steamfitters: 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, pipefitters and steamfitters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$18.72 – $22.70$38,940 – $47,220roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$22.70 – $30.20$47,220 – $62,820the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$30.20 – $35.39$62,820 – $73,610the 75th–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, pipefitters and steamfitters by metro area in Florida, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Palm Bay$20.10$28.74$35.4994013% above
Jacksonville$19.24$28.33$36.212,38011% above
Sarasota$19.28$27.96$36.461,39010% above
Naples$18.69$27.80$36.858109% above
Miami$19.41$27.77$36.065,9309% above
Vero Beach$19.11$26.88$36.672106% above
Punta Gorda$18.67$26.68$35.552605% above
Orlando$19.19$26.62$35.074,0405% above
Fort Walton Beach$21.03$25.01$36.023702% below
Tampa$20.00$25.00$32.134,1802% below
Cape Coral$17.63$24.85$32.501,9502% below
Gainesville$15.26$24.81$32.314902% below
Lakeland$18.33$24.62$33.387403% below
Port St. Lucie$18.90$24.52$35.627304% below
Sebring$17.99$24.35$29.50704% below
Daytona Beach$17.97$24.28$36.507105% below
Wildwood$18.37$24.11$34.892305% below
Ocala$18.04$24.00$34.044206% below
Pensacola$18.18$23.88$33.366506% below
Tallahassee$18.15$23.34$33.594808% below
Homosassa Springs$18.09$23.14$33.621509% below
Panama City$15.39$22.98$33.5151010% below

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, pipefitters and steamfitters, 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.

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 2026-09-28. 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?

657.5kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-08
+0.3%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025658kAug 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.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Jackson County231$92,718$1,783
Seminole County3,590$75,166$1,445
Duval County7,292$74,124$1,425
Orange County7,512$72,760$1,399
Escambia County1,871$72,607$1,396
Palm Beach County6,690$71,599$1,377
Broward County9,159$71,421$1,373
Manatee County2,744$71,199$1,369
Clay County390$69,950$1,345
Sumter County707$69,839$1,343
Lee County6,882$69,783$1,342
Hillsborough County7,753$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, pipefitters and steamfitters in Florida in May 2025, 3.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.98; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2152.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.