Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Mississippi

Median $26.67 an hour for 3,360 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$26.67/hrMedian hourly wageMississippi, May data
$55,480/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.23 – $36.2910th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,360Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Plumber pay in Mississippi: the full range

Wage percentiles, MississippiMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60/hrMississippi: 10th $17.23 · 25th $19.72 · median $26.67 · 75th $30.31 · 90th $36.29Mississippi$26.67$17.23$36.29United 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: Mississippi vs United States, May 2025.

Mississippi ranks 46th of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 34th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.66). 3,360 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$17.23 – $19.72$35,830 – $41,010roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$19.72 – $30.31$41,010 – $63,040the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$30.31 – $36.29$63,040 – $75,470the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Mississippi

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrGulfport: $30.31Gulfport$30.31Memphis: $28.22Memphis$28.22Jackson: $27.48Jackson$27.48Hattiesburg: $24.01Hattiesburg$24.01
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters by metro area in Mississippi, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Gulfport$19.05$30.31$34.811,24014% above
Memphis$18.05$28.22$39.431,9206% above
Jackson$18.05$27.48$36.375503% above
Hattiesburg$18.29$24.01$33.468010% below

Plumber wages in Mississippi over time

Mississippi, 1999-2025MississippiUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$30.67United States$26.67Mississippi
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, Mississippi vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMississippi $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.18$27.40$17.413,970
2000$14.31$26.75$18.193,760
2001$14.80$26.90$18.613,610
2002$15.25$27.29$19.313,940
2003$14.49$25.35$19.694,590
2004$13.73$23.40$19.854,350
2005$14.25$23.49$20.274,310
2006$14.27$22.79$20.563,820
2007$15.13$23.49$21.204,710
2008$16.90$25.27$21.946,070
2009$16.68$25.03$22.275,820
2010$16.94$25.01$22.434,360
2011$17.28$24.73$22.964,050
2012$17.51$24.55$23.623,560
2013$17.12$23.66$24.133,890
2014$18.60$25.29$24.364,330
2015$19.40$26.35$24.344,060
2016$21.12$28.33$24.743,980
2017$21.19$27.83$25.283,570
2018$21.80$27.95$25.923,220
2019$22.80$28.71$26.522,940
2020$23.28$28.96$27.082,650
2021$22.62$26.88$28.793,320
2022$24.09$26.50$28.893,190
2023$25.97$27.44$29.593,060
2024$27.87$28.60$30.273,050
2025$26.67$26.67$30.673,360

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Mississippi changed by +1.2% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Mississippi

On federally funded construction in Mississippi, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 55 of the 82 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $41.88 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $20.38). 27 of the 82 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Adams County at $20.38). The market median for the state is $26.67.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MSAdams: $20.38 (survey)Alcorn: $41.88 (union)Amite: $20.38 (survey)Attala: $41.88 (union)Benton: $18.36 (survey)Bolivar: $41.88 (union)Calhoun: $41.88 (union)Carroll: $41.88 (union)Chickasaw: $41.88 (union)Choctaw: $41.88 (union)Claiborne: $20.38 (survey)Clarke: $41.88 (union)Clay: $41.88 (union)Coahoma: $41.88 (union)Copiah: $21.92 (survey)Covington: $20.38 (survey)DeSoto: $18.36 (survey)Forrest: $41.88 (union)Franklin: $20.38 (survey)George: $41.88 (union)Greene: $41.88 (union)Grenada: $41.88 (union)Hancock: $41.88 (union)Harrison: $41.88 (union)Hinds: $21.92 (survey)Holmes: $41.88 (union)Humphreys: $41.88 (union)Issaquena: $20.38 (survey)Itawamba: $41.88 (union)Jackson: $41.88 (union)Jasper: $41.88 (union)Jefferson: $20.38 (survey)Jefferson Davis: $20.38 (survey)Jones: $41.88 (union)Kemper: $41.88 (union)Lafayette: $41.88 (union)Lamar: $41.88 (union)Lauderdale: $41.88 (union)Lawrence: $20.38 (survey)Leake: $41.88 (union)Lee: $41.88 (union)Leflore: $41.88 (union)Lincoln: $20.38 (survey)Lowndes: $41.88 (union)Madison: $21.92 (survey)Marion: $20.38 (survey)Marshall: $18.36 (survey)Monroe: $41.88 (union)Montgomery: $41.88 (union)Neshoba: $41.88 (union)Newton: $41.88 (union)Noxubee: $41.88 (union)Oktibbeha: $41.88 (union)Panola: $41.88 (union)Pearl River: $41.88 (union)Perry: $41.88 (union)Pike: $20.38 (survey)Pontotoc: $41.88 (union)Prentiss: $41.88 (union)Quitman: $41.88 (union)Rankin: $21.92 (survey)Scott: $41.88 (union)Sharkey: $20.38 (survey)Simpson: $21.92 (survey)Smith: $41.88 (union)Stone: $41.88 (union)Sunflower: $41.88 (union)Tallahatchie: $41.88 (union)Tate: $18.36 (survey)Tippah: $41.88 (union)Tishomingo: $41.88 (union)Tunica: $18.36 (survey)Union: $41.88 (union)Walthall: $20.38 (survey)Warren: $20.38 (survey)Washington: $41.88 (union)Wayne: $41.88 (union)Webster: $41.88 (union)Wilkinson: $24.14 (survey)Winston: $41.88 (union)Yalobusha: $41.88 (union)Yazoo: $20.38 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$20.38survey 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)$10$20$30$40$50/hrForrest (Hattiesburg): market median $24.01, prevailing (union) $41.88, gap +$17.87Forrest (Hattiesburg)+$17.87Holmes (Jackson): market median $27.48, prevailing (union) $41.88, gap +$14.40Holmes (Jackson)+$14.40Hancock (Gulfport): market median $30.31, prevailing (union) $41.88, gap +$11.57Hancock (Gulfport)+$11.57Benton (Memphis): market median $28.22, prevailing (survey) $18.36, gap −$9.86Benton (Memphis)−$9.86
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Mississippi.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AlcornUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260045
AttalaUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260046
BolivarUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260046
CalhounUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260045
CarrollUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260046
ChickasawUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260045
ChoctawUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260045
ClarkeUnion PLUM0568-004 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260047
ClayUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260045
CoahomaUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260046
ForrestUnion PLUM0568-005 2024-11-01$29.91$11.97$41.88MS20260048
GeorgeUnion PLUM0568-004 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260047
GreeneUnion PLUM0568-004 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260047
GrenadaUnion PLUM0568-003 2024-11-01$30.41$11.47$41.88MS20260046
HancockUnion PLUM0568-006 2024-11-01$29.91$11.97$41.88MS20260049

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

Is construction work growing in Mississippi?

55.9kConstruction jobsMississippi, 2026-08
+3.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k30k40k50k60k70k1990199520002005201020152020202556kAug 2026
Construction employment in Mississippi (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
Madison County498$88,140$1,695
Hancock County275$77,716$1,495
George County107$74,100$1,425
Attala County188$70,177$1,350
Panola County99$70,128$1,349
Marshall County203$69,072$1,328
DeSoto County729$68,487$1,317
Washington County53$68,231$1,312
Rankin County702$66,704$1,283
Hinds County743$66,259$1,274
Simpson County284$65,663$1,263
Alcorn County21$62,842$1,209

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Mississippi?

The median plumber in Mississippi earned $26.67 an hour ($55,480 a year) in May 2025, 13% below the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $19.72–$30.31; the top 10% earn more than $36.29.

Where does Mississippi rank for plumber pay?

Mississippi ranks 46th of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $26.67 an hour, and 34th after adjusting for Mississippi's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.0, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Mississippi?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 55 counties, with a typical package of $41.88 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Mississippi?

BLS counted 3,360 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Mississippi in May 2025, 2.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.96; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

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