Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Oklahoma

Median $27.87 an hour for 6,050 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$27.87/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$57,970/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.26 – $39.6910th to 90th percentilehourly range
6,050Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Plumber pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOklahoma: 10th $18.26 · 25th $21.78 · median $27.87 · 75th $35.69 · 90th $39.69Oklahoma$27.87$18.26$39.69United 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: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 42nd of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 29th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.74). 6,050 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$18.26 – $21.78$37,990 – $45,300roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$21.78 – $35.69$45,300 – $74,240the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$35.69 – $39.69$74,240 – $82,560the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTulsa: $28.58Tulsa$28.58Oklahoma City: $28.44Oklahoma City$28.44Enid: $27.34Enid$27.34Lawton: $24.94Lawton$24.94Fort Smith: $23.24Fort Smith$23.24
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$18.26$28.58$38.661,9503% above
Oklahoma City$18.63$28.44$40.032,4002% above
Enid$16.51$27.34$39.641002% below
Lawton$17.62$24.94$36.8213011% below
Fort Smith$17.66$23.24$30.0625017% below

Plumber wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.67United States$27.87Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.47$27.96$17.414,740
2000$16.30$30.47$18.193,800
2001$15.93$28.96$18.614,610
2002$16.08$28.78$19.315,410
2003$16.03$28.05$19.695,220
2004$15.97$27.22$19.856,580
2005$16.23$26.75$20.275,070
2006$16.65$26.59$20.564,990
2007$17.40$27.02$21.204,740
2008$17.53$26.21$21.945,400
2009$16.80$25.21$22.275,220
2010$17.58$25.96$22.434,680
2011$18.61$26.64$22.964,780
2012$18.20$25.52$23.624,980
2013$17.81$24.61$24.135,280
2014$19.58$26.63$24.365,370
2015$20.87$28.35$24.345,910
2016$22.23$29.82$24.746,360
2017$22.13$29.07$25.286,600
2018$23.41$30.01$25.926,500
2019$23.42$29.49$26.526,410
2020$25.03$31.14$27.085,920
2021$22.83$27.12$28.796,020
2022$23.50$25.85$28.895,650
2023$26.28$27.77$29.596,110
2024$26.36$27.05$30.277,110
2025$27.87$27.87$30.676,050

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Oklahoma changed by -1.7% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 66 of the 77 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $52.68 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $35.02). 11 of the 77 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adair County at $35.02). The market median for the state is $27.87.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $35.02 (survey)Alfalfa: $52.68 (union)Atoka: $57.03 (union)Beaver: $52.68 (union)Beckham: $57.03 (union)Blaine: $52.68 (union)Bryan: $57.03 (union)Caddo: $57.03 (union)Canadian: $57.03 (union)Carter: $21.23 (survey)Cherokee: $35.02 (survey)Choctaw: $57.03 (union)Cimarron: $52.68 (union)Cleveland: $57.03 (union)Coal: $52.68 (union)Comanche: $57.03 (union)Cotton: $57.03 (union)Craig: $35.02 (survey)Creek: $52.68 (union)Custer: $57.03 (union)Delaware: $35.02 (survey)Dewey: $52.68 (union)Ellis: $52.68 (union)Garfield: $57.03 (union)Garvin: $52.68 (union)Grady: $57.03 (union)Grant: $52.68 (union)Greer: $57.03 (union)Harmon: $57.03 (union)Harper: $52.68 (union)Haskell: $52.68 (union)Hughes: $52.68 (union)Jackson: $57.03 (union)Jefferson: $57.03 (union)Johnston: $57.03 (union)Kay: $52.68 (union)Kingfisher: $52.68 (union)Kiowa: $57.03 (union)Latimer: $52.68 (union)Le Flore: $53.13 (union)Lincoln: $57.03 (union)Logan: $57.03 (union)Love: $57.03 (union)McClain: $57.03 (union)McCurtain: $52.68 (union)McIntosh: $35.02 (survey)Major: $52.68 (union)Marshall: $52.68 (union)Mayes: $52.68 (union)Murray: $57.03 (union)Muskogee: $35.02 (survey)Noble: $52.68 (union)Nowata: $35.02 (survey)Okfuskee: $35.02 (survey)Oklahoma: $57.03 (union)Okmulgee: $52.68 (union)Osage: $52.68 (union)Ottawa: $35.02 (survey)Pawnee: $52.68 (union)Payne: $57.03 (union)Pittsburg: $52.68 (union)Pontotoc: $52.68 (union)Pottawatomie: $52.68 (union)Pushmataha: $52.68 (union)Roger Mills: $57.03 (union)Rogers: $52.68 (union)Seminole: $52.68 (union)Sequoyah: $53.13 (union)Stephens: $57.03 (union)Texas: $52.68 (union)Tillman: $57.03 (union)Tulsa: $52.68 (union)Wagoner: $52.68 (union)Washington: $35.02 (survey)Washita: $57.03 (union)Woods: $57.03 (union)Woodward: $52.68 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$52.68$53.13survey 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$30$40$50$60/hrComanche (Lawton): market median $24.94, prevailing (union) $57.03, gap +$32.09Comanche (Lawton)+$32.09Sequoyah (Fort Smith): market median $23.24, prevailing (union) $53.13, gap +$29.89Sequoyah (Fort Smith)+$29.89Garfield (Enid): market median $27.34, prevailing (union) $57.03, gap +$29.69Garfield (Enid)+$29.69Canadian (Oklahoma City): market median $28.44, prevailing (union) $57.03, gap +$28.59Canadian (Oklahoma City)+$28.59Creek (Tulsa): market median $28.58, prevailing (union) $52.68, gap +$24.10Creek (Tulsa)+$24.10
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Oklahoma.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AtokaUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260069
BeckhamUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260056
BryanUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260069
CaddoUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260070
CanadianUnion PLUM0344-012 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260041
ChoctawUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260069
ClevelandUnion PLUM0344-012 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260042
ComancheUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260043
CottonUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260070
CusterUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260057
GarfieldUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260038
GradyUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260045
GreerUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260070
HarmonUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260070
JacksonUnion PLUM0344-006 2025-07-01$41.00$16.03$57.03OK20260039

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

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

92.9kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-08
+2.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202593kAug 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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
Mayes County478$102,889$1,979
Cherokee County219$83,565$1,607
Creek County321$75,845$1,459
Oklahoma County4,458$73,806$1,419
Tulsa County4,221$69,376$1,334
Grady County190$62,547$1,203
McClain County379$62,461$1,201
McCurtain County54$61,832$1,189
Cleveland County1,085$60,070$1,155
Okmulgee County54$60,004$1,154
Logan County141$58,637$1,128
Payne County243$58,549$1,126

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Oklahoma?

The median plumber in Oklahoma earned $27.87 an hour ($57,970 a year) in May 2025, 9% below the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $21.78–$35.69; the top 10% earn more than $39.69.

Where does Oklahoma rank for plumber pay?

Oklahoma ranks 42nd of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $27.87 an hour, and 29th after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 66 counties, with a typical package of $52.68 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 6,050 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma 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.