Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Indiana

Median $36.69 an hour for 11,280 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$36.69/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$76,320/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.54 – $49.2910th to 90th percentilehourly range
11,280Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Plumber pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrIndiana: 10th $22.54 · 25th $27.89 · median $36.69 · 75th $46.52 · 90th $49.29Indiana$36.69$22.54$49.29United 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: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 16th of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 10th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $39.32). 11,280 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$22.54 – $27.89$46,890 – $58,010roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$27.89 – $46.52$58,010 – $96,760the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$46.52 – $49.29$96,760 – $102,520the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrChicago: $49.70Chicago$49.70Bloomington: $46.63Bloomington$46.63Kokomo: $43.98Kokomo$43.98Terre Haute: $43.39Terre Haute$43.39Columbus: $41.31Columbus$41.31Michigan City: $39.52Michigan City$39.52Fort Wayne: $37.07Fort Wayne$37.07Indianapolis: $37.01Indianapolis$37.01Louisville: $35.91Louisville$35.91South Bend: $35.67South Bend$35.67Evansville: $35.19Evansville$35.19Cincinnati: $31.33Cincinnati$31.33
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Chicago$25.94$49.70$61.1512,75035% above
Bloomington$23.36$46.63$47.4732027% above
Kokomo$24.24$43.98$46.4740020% above
Terre Haute$22.17$43.39$48.0742018% above
Columbus$23.75$41.31$46.6710013% above
Michigan City$23.09$39.52$47.41908% above
Fort Wayne$23.01$37.07$49.291,1601% above
Indianapolis$22.47$37.01$49.224,0101% above
Louisville$23.20$35.91$45.642,7802% below
South Bend$22.32$35.67$47.624903% below
Evansville$21.95$35.19$47.325604% below
Cincinnati$22.52$31.33$48.943,64015% below
Muncie$22.73$31.15$40.585015% below
Elkhart$21.84$31.12$50.0340015% below
Lafayette$21.54$30.19$48.2432018% below

Plumber wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 1999-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$36.69Indiana$30.67United States
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, Indiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.24$37.18$17.4110,940
2000$22.11$41.34$18.1912,300
2001$22.46$40.83$18.6112,040
2002$22.08$39.51$19.3111,400
2003$23.92$41.85$19.6911,460
2004$24.91$42.45$19.8512,190
2005$24.49$40.37$20.2711,710
2006$24.63$39.33$20.5612,590
2007$24.41$37.90$21.2011,090
2008$25.10$37.53$21.9412,420
2009$24.11$36.18$22.2710,690
2010$23.98$35.40$22.439,790
2011$24.45$34.99$22.9610,180
2012$27.12$38.03$23.6210,880
2013$25.63$35.42$24.1311,090
2014$26.93$36.62$24.3610,540
2015$27.90$37.90$24.3410,470
2016$27.30$36.62$24.7410,120
2017$28.98$38.06$25.2811,540
2018$27.89$35.76$25.9210,730
2019$28.63$36.05$26.5211,630
2020$27.07$33.67$27.0810,510
2021$29.51$35.06$28.7911,070
2022$32.83$36.12$28.8912,090
2023$31.20$32.97$29.5911,040
2024$31.04$31.86$30.2711,620
2025$36.69$36.69$30.6711,280

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Indiana changed by -3.2% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 88 of the 92 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $70.44 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $18.98). 4 of the 92 counties still use a survey rate dated 1996 or earlier (for example Jackson County at $21.12). The market median for the state is $36.69.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $70.44 (union)Allen: $70.44 (union)Bartholomew: $70.44 (union)Benton: $70.44 (union)Blackford: $70.44 (union)Boone: $70.44 (union)Brown: $70.44 (union)Carroll: $70.44 (union)Cass: $70.44 (union)Clark: $70.44 (union)Clay: $68.60 (union)Clinton: $70.44 (union)Crawford: $45.96 (union)Daviess: $45.96 (union)Dearborn: $70.44 (union)Decatur: $70.44 (union)DeKalb: $70.44 (union)Delaware: $70.44 (union)Dubois: $45.96 (union)Elkhart: $68.22 (union)Fayette: $70.44 (union)Floyd: $70.44 (union)Fountain: $70.44 (union)Franklin: $70.44 (union)Fulton: $70.44 (union)Gibson: $68.60 (union)Grant: $70.44 (union)Greene: $68.60 (union)Hamilton: $70.44 (union)Hancock: $70.44 (union)Harrison: $70.44 (union)Hendricks: $70.44 (union)Henry: $70.44 (union)Howard: $70.44 (union)Huntington: $70.44 (union)Jackson: $21.12 (survey)Jasper: $68.22 (union)Jay: $70.44 (union)Jefferson: $16.85 (survey)Jennings: $70.44 (union)Johnson: $70.44 (union)Knox: $70.10 (union)Kosciusko: $68.22 (union)LaGrange: $68.22 (union)Lake: $78.33 (union)LaPorte: $78.33 (union)Lawrence: $67.75 (union)Madison: $70.44 (union)Marion: $70.44 (union)Marshall: $68.22 (union)Martin: $45.96 (union)Miami: $70.44 (union)Monroe: $70.44 (union)Montgomery: $70.44 (union)Morgan: $70.44 (union)Newton: $68.22 (union)Noble: $70.44 (union)Ohio: $70.44 (union)Orange: $67.75 (union)Owen: $68.60 (union)Parke: $68.60 (union)Perry: $45.96 (union)Pike: $45.96 (union)Porter: $78.33 (union)Posey: $68.60 (union)Pulaski: $68.22 (union)Putnam: $68.60 (union)Randolph: $70.44 (union)Ripley: $70.44 (union)Rush: $70.44 (union)St. Joseph: $78.33 (union)Scott: $16.85 (survey)Shelby: $70.44 (union)Spencer: $21.33 (survey)Starke: $68.22 (union)Steuben: $70.44 (union)Sullivan: $68.60 (union)Switzerland: $70.44 (union)Tippecanoe: $70.44 (union)Tipton: $70.44 (union)Union: $70.44 (union)Vanderburgh: $68.60 (union)Vermillion: $68.60 (union)Vigo: $68.60 (union)Wabash: $70.44 (union)Warren: $70.44 (union)Warrick: $68.60 (union)Washington: $67.75 (union)Wayne: $70.44 (union)Wells: $70.44 (union)White: $70.44 (union)Whitley: $70.44 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$68.22$70.44survey 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)$20$40$60$80$100/hrSt. Joseph (South Bend): market median $35.67, prevailing (union) $78.33, gap +$42.66St. Joseph (South Bend)+$42.66Benton (Lafayette): market median $30.19, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$40.25Benton (Lafayette)+$40.25Delaware (Muncie): market median $31.15, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$39.29Delaware (Muncie)+$39.29Dearborn (Cincinnati): market median $31.33, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$39.11Dearborn (Cincinnati)+$39.11LaPorte (Michigan City): market median $39.52, prevailing (union) $78.33, gap +$38.81LaPorte (Michigan City)+$38.81Elkhart (Elkhart): market median $31.12, prevailing (union) $68.22, gap +$37.10Elkhart (Elkhart)+$37.10Clark (Louisville): market median $35.91, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$34.53Clark (Louisville)+$34.53Boone (Indianapolis): market median $37.01, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$33.43Boone (Indianapolis)+$33.43Posey (Evansville): market median $35.19, prevailing (union) $68.60, gap +$33.41Posey (Evansville)+$33.41Allen (Fort Wayne): market median $37.07, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$33.37Allen (Fort Wayne)+$33.37Bartholomew (Columbus): market median $41.31, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$29.13Bartholomew (Columbus)+$29.13Lake (Chicago): market median $49.70, prevailing (union) $78.33, gap +$28.63Lake (Chicago)+$28.63Howard (Kokomo): market median $43.98, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$26.46Howard (Kokomo)+$26.46Clay (Terre Haute): market median $43.39, prevailing (union) $68.60, gap +$25.21Clay (Terre Haute)+$25.21Monroe (Bloomington): market median $46.63, prevailing (union) $70.44, gap +$23.81Monroe (Bloomington)+$23.81
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Indiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
LakeUnion PLUM0210-001 2025-06-01$49.77$28.56$78.33IN20260001
LaPorteUnion PLUM0210-001 2025-06-01$49.77$28.56$78.33IN20260001
PorterUnion PLUM0210-001 2025-06-01$49.77$28.56$78.33IN20260001
St. JosephUnion PLUM0210-001 2025-06-01$49.77$28.56$78.33IN20260001
AdamsUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
AllenUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
BartholomewUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
BentonUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
BlackfordUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
BooneUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
BrownUnion PLUM0440-004 2025-06-01$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260004
CarrollUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
CassUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002
ClarkUnion PLUM0440-004 2025-06-01$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260004
ClintonUnion PLUM0440-003 2025-06-04$50.05$20.39$70.44IN20260002

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Indiana prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

187.2kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-08
+2.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025187kAug 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (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
Allen County3,190$99,648$1,916
Cass County472$97,002$1,865
Vigo County560$94,399$1,815
Marion County6,858$90,649$1,743
Lake County1,918$88,982$1,711
Hamilton County1,335$87,929$1,691
Whitley County142$86,191$1,658
Howard County553$86,075$1,655
LaPorte County359$84,334$1,622
Monroe County1,075$83,662$1,609
Johnson County2,026$82,856$1,593
Montgomery County133$80,972$1,557

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Indiana?

The median plumber in Indiana earned $36.69 an hour ($76,320 a year) in May 2025, 20% above the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $27.89–$46.52; the top 10% earn more than $49.29.

Where does Indiana rank for plumber pay?

Indiana ranks 16th of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $36.69 an hour, and 10th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 88 counties, with a typical package of $70.44 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 11,280 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Indiana in May 2025, 3.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.18; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Indiana 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.