Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Ohio

Median $30.45 an hour for 16,390 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$30.45/hrMedian hourly wageOhio, May data
$63,330/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.86 – $48.7510th to 90th percentilehourly range
16,390Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Plumber pay in Ohio: the full range

Wage percentiles, OhioMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOhio: 10th $21.86 · 25th $24.06 · median $30.45 · 75th $40.51 · 90th $48.75Ohio$30.45$21.86$48.75United 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: Ohio vs United States, May 2025.

Ohio ranks 29th of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 24th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.81). 16,390 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$21.86 – $24.06$45,470 – $50,040roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$24.06 – $40.51$50,040 – $84,260the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$40.51 – $48.75$84,260 – $101,410the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Ohio

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrToledo: $32.18Toledo$32.18Sandusky: $31.63Sandusky$31.63Cincinnati: $31.33Cincinnati$31.33Weirton: $30.82Weirton$30.82Wheeling: $30.80Wheeling$30.80Akron: $30.50Akron$30.50Columbus: $30.41Columbus$30.41Cleveland: $30.30Cleveland$30.30Dayton: $30.26Dayton$30.26Huntington: $29.88Huntington$29.88Lima: $29.40Lima$29.40Canton: $28.83Canton$28.83
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters by metro area in Ohio, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Toledo$22.37$32.18$49.771,1006% above
Sandusky$22.78$31.63$46.351104% above
Cincinnati$22.52$31.33$48.943,6403% above
Weirton$17.99$30.82$41.261001% above
Wheeling$18.97$30.80$44.701501% above
Akron$21.53$30.50$47.941,070about the same as
Columbus$19.62$30.41$49.523,060about the same as
Cleveland$22.27$30.30$48.673,040about the same as
Dayton$22.44$30.26$47.691,1301% below
Huntington$18.76$29.88$41.754602% below
Lima$22.60$29.40$47.231703% below
Canton$18.80$28.83$43.484605% below
Mansfield$21.61$28.74$41.011206% below
Youngstown$18.84$28.69$45.374106% below
Springfield$21.83$27.91$37.82908% below

Plumber wages in Ohio over time

Ohio, 1999-2025OhioUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.67United States$30.45Ohio
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, Ohio vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOhio $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.82$38.30$17.4118,800
2000$20.31$37.97$18.1917,360
2001$20.47$37.21$18.6118,550
2002$20.65$36.95$19.3118,700
2003$20.77$36.34$19.6918,410
2004$21.45$36.56$19.8519,180
2005$21.89$36.08$20.2716,660
2006$22.06$35.23$20.5616,250
2007$22.39$34.77$21.2015,530
2008$22.63$33.84$21.9414,000
2009$22.80$34.21$22.2713,210
2010$21.54$31.80$22.4311,400
2011$21.74$31.12$22.9611,210
2012$22.66$31.77$23.6211,640
2013$23.55$32.55$24.1312,390
2014$25.01$34.01$24.3613,000
2015$24.90$33.82$24.3413,500
2016$25.64$34.39$24.7414,070
2017$25.15$33.03$25.2813,720
2018$26.60$34.10$25.9213,700
2019$26.58$33.47$26.5213,330
2020$28.19$35.07$27.0811,530
2021$29.65$35.23$28.7912,430
2022$30.26$33.29$28.8913,520
2023$31.27$33.04$29.5912,780
2024$30.06$30.85$30.2714,490
2025$30.45$30.45$30.6716,390

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Ohio changed by -10.0% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Ohio

On federally funded construction in Ohio, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 51 of the 88 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $72.33 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $46.77). 37 of the 88 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Ashland County at $51.39). The market median for the state is $30.45.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OHAdams: $67.45 (union)Allen: $73.57 (union)Ashland: $51.39 (survey)Ashtabula: $74.89 (union)Athens: $67.45 (union)Auglaize: $46.77 (survey)Belmont: $74.62 (union)Brown: $70.70 (union)Butler: $70.70 (union)Carroll: $74.62 (union)Champaign: $46.77 (survey)Clark: $39.23 (survey)Clermont: $70.70 (union)Clinton: $67.45 (union)Columbiana: $51.39 (survey)Coshocton: $72.33 (union)Crawford: $51.39 (survey)Cuyahoga: $74.89 (union)Darke: $70.23 (union)Defiance: $46.77 (survey)Delaware: $32.15 (survey)Erie: $74.89 (union)Fairfield: $32.15 (survey)Fayette: $67.45 (union)Franklin: $32.19 (survey)Fulton: $83.56 (union)Gallia: $67.45 (union)Geauga: $74.89 (union)Greene: $70.23 (union)Guernsey: $72.33 (union)Hamilton: $70.70 (union)Hancock: $46.77 (survey)Hardin: $46.77 (survey)Harrison: $72.33 (union)Henry: $46.77 (survey)Highland: $67.45 (union)Hocking: $67.45 (union)Holmes: $51.39 (survey)Huron: $51.39 (survey)Jackson: $67.45 (union)Jefferson: $74.62 (union)Knox: $51.39 (survey)Lake: $74.89 (union)Lawrence: $74.62 (union)Licking: $32.15 (survey)Logan: $47.35 (survey)Lorain: $68.47 (union)Lucas: $83.56 (union)Madison: $25.33 (survey)Mahoning: $69.80 (union)Marion: $51.39 (survey)Medina: $74.89 (union)Meigs: $67.45 (union)Mercer: $46.77 (survey)Miami: $70.23 (union)Monroe: $73.29 (union)Montgomery: $38.72 (survey)Morgan: $72.33 (union)Morrow: $32.15 (survey)Muskingum: $72.33 (union)Noble: $72.33 (union)Ottawa: $83.56 (union)Paulding: $46.77 (survey)Perry: $72.33 (union)Pickaway: $32.15 (survey)Pike: $67.45 (union)Portage: $42.28 (survey)Preble: $70.23 (union)Putnam: $46.77 (survey)Richland: $32.15 (survey)Ross: $67.45 (union)Sandusky: $51.39 (survey)Scioto: $67.45 (union)Seneca: $51.39 (survey)Shelby: $46.77 (survey)Stark: $74.62 (union)Summit: $42.28 (survey)Trumbull: $69.80 (union)Tuscarawas: $72.33 (union)Union: $32.15 (survey)Van Wert: $46.77 (survey)Vinton: $67.45 (union)Warren: $70.70 (union)Washington: $74.62 (union)Wayne: $51.39 (survey)Williams: $46.77 (survey)Wood: $83.56 (union)Wyandot: $51.39 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$46.77$51.39$69.89$72.91survey 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)$20$40$60$80$100/hrOttawa (Sandusky): market median $31.63, prevailing (union) $83.56, gap +$51.93Ottawa (Sandusky)+$51.93Fulton (Toledo): market median $32.18, prevailing (union) $83.56, gap +$51.38Fulton (Toledo)+$51.38Carroll (Canton): market median $28.83, prevailing (union) $74.62, gap +$45.79Carroll (Canton)+$45.79Lawrence (Huntington): market median $29.88, prevailing (union) $74.62, gap +$44.74Lawrence (Huntington)+$44.74Ashtabula (Cleveland): market median $30.30, prevailing (union) $74.89, gap +$44.59Ashtabula (Cleveland)+$44.59Allen (Lima): market median $29.40, prevailing (union) $73.57, gap +$44.17Allen (Lima)+$44.17Belmont (Wheeling): market median $30.80, prevailing (union) $74.62, gap +$43.82Belmont (Wheeling)+$43.82Jefferson (Weirton): market median $30.82, prevailing (union) $74.62, gap +$43.80Jefferson (Weirton)+$43.80Perry (Columbus): market median $30.41, prevailing (union) $72.33, gap +$41.92Perry (Columbus)+$41.92Mahoning (Youngstown): market median $28.69, prevailing (union) $69.80, gap +$41.11Mahoning (Youngstown)+$41.11Greene (Dayton): market median $30.26, prevailing (union) $70.23, gap +$39.97Greene (Dayton)+$39.97Brown (Cincinnati): market median $31.33, prevailing (union) $70.70, gap +$39.37Brown (Cincinnati)+$39.37Portage (Akron): market median $30.50, prevailing (survey) $42.28, gap +$11.78Portage (Akron)+$11.78Clark (Springfield): market median $27.91, prevailing (survey) $39.23, gap +$11.32Clark (Springfield)+$11.32Richland (Mansfield): market median $28.74, prevailing (survey) $32.15, gap +$3.41Richland (Mansfield)+$3.41
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Ohio.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
FultonUnion PLUM0050-013 2025-06-30$51.00$32.56$83.56OH20260079
LucasUnion PLUM0050-013 2025-06-30$51.00$32.56$83.56OH20260088
OttawaUnion PLUM0050-013 2025-06-30$51.00$32.56$83.56OH20260095
WoodUnion PLUM0050-011 2025-06-30$51.00$32.56$83.56OH20260105
AshtabulaUnion PLUM0055-002 2025-05-05$44.86$30.03$74.89OH20260032
CuyahogaUnion PLUM0055-002 2025-05-05$44.86$30.03$74.89OH20260074
ErieUnion PLUM0055-002 2025-05-05$44.86$30.03$74.89OH20260076
GeaugaUnion PLUM0055-002 2025-05-05$44.86$30.03$74.89OH20260080
LakeUnion PLUM0055-002 2025-05-05$44.86$30.03$74.89OH20260084
MedinaUnion PLUM0055-002 2025-05-05$44.86$30.03$74.89OH20260091
BelmontUnion PLUM0094-005 2025-05-01$47.48$27.14$74.62OH20260069
CarrollUnion PLUM0094-007 2025-05-01$47.48$27.14$74.62OH20260106
JeffersonUnion PLUM0094-005 2025-05-01$47.48$27.14$74.62OH20260083
LawrenceUnion PLUM0094-006 2025-05-01$47.48$27.14$74.62OH20260085
StarkUnion PLUM0094-007 2025-05-01$47.48$27.14$74.62OH20260106

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

Is construction work growing in Ohio?

289.4kConstruction jobsOhio, 2026-08
+7.0%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025289kAug 2026
Construction employment in Ohio (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
Franklin County6,846$94,441$1,816
Darke County168$88,038$1,693
Hamilton County5,951$86,254$1,659
Summit County2,930$85,655$1,647
Cuyahoga County4,501$85,199$1,638
Wood County579$84,211$1,619
Butler County1,574$83,959$1,615
Sandusky County157$83,564$1,607
Portage County350$82,887$1,594
Shelby County336$81,392$1,565
Fairfield County782$80,866$1,555
Miami County285$79,672$1,532

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Ohio?

The median plumber in Ohio earned $30.45 an hour ($63,330 a year) in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $24.06–$40.51; the top 10% earn more than $48.75.

Where does Ohio rank for plumber pay?

Ohio ranks 29th of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $30.45 an hour, and 24th after adjusting for Ohio's cost of living (BEA price parity 92.8, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Ohio?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 51 counties, with a typical package of $72.33 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Ohio?

BLS counted 16,390 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Ohio in May 2025, 3.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.99; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

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