Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Oklahoma

Median $27.87 an hour for 6,050 plumbers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$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 2026-11-13

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: 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 work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.2× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.26 – $21.78$37,990 – $45,300roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.78 – $35.69$45,300 – $74,240the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$35.69 – $39.69$74,240 – $82,560the 75th to 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 by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$18.26$28.58$32.04$38.661,9503% above
Oklahoma City$18.63$28.44$31.46$40.032,4002% above
Enid$16.51$27.34$32.43$39.641002% below
Lawton$17.62$24.94$29.03$36.8213011% below
Fort Smith$17.66$23.24$27.05$30.0625017% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

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, 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 and by -5.5% since 2019.

Are there more plumber jobs in Oklahoma?

-5.6%Jobs since 20196,410 then, 6,050 in 2025
+2.4%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
3.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 19th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of plumbers counted in Oklahoma has changed by +27.6%, against +12.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -5.6%.

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Oklahoma vs United States, 1999 = 100OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages5075100125150175200020052010201520202025128Oklahoma113United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Oklahoma vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearOklahoma jobsOklahoma indexUS index
19994,740100100
20003,80080106
20014,61097106
20025,410114106
20035,220110105
20046,580139103
20055,070107102
20064,990105106
20074,740100105
20085,400114106
20095,22011097
20104,6809987
20114,78010184
20124,98010582
20135,28011185
20145,37011390
20155,91012595
20166,360134100
20176,600139104
20186,500137106
20196,410135107
20205,920125101
20216,020127101
20225,650119104
20236,110129106
20247,110150110
20256,050128113

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for plumbers in Oklahoma

+4.4%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
680Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
7,820Jobs in 20248,170 projected for 2034
+6.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of plumbers in the state to change by +4.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 7,820 to 8,170, with about 680 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +6.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 6,050 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

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 2026-11-13. 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?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 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. Across the 59 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 46,195 in 2015 to 53,001 in 2025, +14.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Mayes County20478$102,889$1,979
Cherokee County20219$83,565$1,607
Creek County40321$75,845$1,459
Oklahoma County4134,458$73,806$1,419
Tulsa County3314,221$69,376$1,334
Grady County28190$62,547$1,203
McClain County43379$62,461$1,201
McCurtain County1554$61,832$1,189
Cleveland County1321,085$60,070$1,155
Okmulgee County1854$60,004$1,154
Logan County27141$58,637$1,128
Payne County33243$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 in Oklahoma in May 2025, 3.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.18; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is plumber work growing in Oklahoma?

The BLS employer survey count of plumbers in Oklahoma went from 5,910 in 2015 to 6,050 in 2025, +2.4%, and -5.6% since 2019. Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +4.4% growth for plumbers between 2024 and 2034, from 7,820 to 8,170 jobs.

How many plumber openings a year are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma projects about 680 openings a year for plumbers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 42,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma and metro areas, SOC 47-2152. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.