Skilled Wages

Plumber salary in Utah

Median $29.76 an hour for 7,030 plumbers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.76/hrMedian hourly wageUtah, May data
$61,900/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.09 – $39.9610th to 90th percentilehourly range
7,030Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Plumber pay in Utah: the full range

Wage percentiles, UtahMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrUtah: 10th $21.09 · 25th $23.62 · median $29.76 · 75th $37.23 · 90th $39.96Utah$29.76$21.09$39.96United States: 10th $21.22 · 25th $24.13 · median $30.67 · 75th $40.92 · 90th $52.13United States$30.67
Hourly wage percentiles for plumbers: Utah vs United States, May 2025.

Utah ranks 34th of 51 states for median plumber pay, and 38th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.09). 7,030 plumbers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.09 – $23.62$43,860 – $49,120roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.62 – $37.23$49,120 – $77,440the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.23 – $39.96$77,440 – $83,120the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Plumber pay by metro in Utah

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrOgden: $31.18Ogden$31.18Salt Lake City: $31.15Salt Lake City$31.15Logan: $29.03Logan$29.03Provo: $27.47Provo$27.47St. George: $27.27St. George$27.27
Median hourly wage for plumbers by metro area in Utah, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Ogden$19.49$31.18$31.09$40.081,3105% above
Salt Lake City$23.02$31.15$30.87$42.463,1905% above
Logan$18.65$29.03$30.27$36.791702% below
Provo$19.49$27.47$27.97$37.701,4508% below
St. George$18.29$27.27$28.03$36.463708% below

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

Plumber wages in Utah over time

Utah, 1999-2025UtahUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.67United States$29.76Utah
Median hourly wage for plumbers, Utah vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearUtah $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.89$32.64$17.412,220
2000$17.61$32.92$18.193,450
2001$19.68$35.78$18.613,810
2002$20.40$36.51$19.313,680
2003$19.59$34.28$19.693,900
2004$19.76$33.68$19.854,310
2005$20.42$33.66$20.275,350
2006$20.83$33.26$20.564,730
2007$21.24$32.98$21.204,660
2008$20.21$30.22$21.945,300
2009$20.79$31.20$22.275,350
2010$20.72$30.59$22.434,250
2011$22.84$32.69$22.963,110
2012$23.44$32.87$23.623,000
2013$24.40$33.72$24.134,200
2014$23.91$32.52$24.364,940
2015$24.27$32.97$24.345,100
2016$24.78$33.24$24.745,710
2017$25.33$33.27$25.285,430
2018$25.48$32.67$25.926,320
2019$25.30$31.86$26.525,170
2020$26.17$32.55$27.085,840
2021$24.46$29.06$28.795,120
2022$28.19$31.01$28.895,140
2023$28.56$30.18$29.595,790
2024$29.65$30.43$30.276,770
2025$29.76$29.76$30.677,030

In today's dollars, the median plumber wage in Utah changed by -9.7% over the last ten years of data and by -6.6% since 2019.

Are there more plumber jobs in Utah?

+36.0%Jobs since 20195,170 then, 7,030 in 2025
+37.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.4× the US share, 4th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of plumbers counted in Utah has changed by +216.7%, against +12.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +36.0%.

Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Utah vs United States, 1999 = 100UtahUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages0100200300400200020052010201520202025317Utah113United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Utah vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearUtah jobsUtah indexUS index
19992,220100100
20003,450155106
20013,810172106
20023,680166106
20033,900176105
20044,310194103
20055,350241102
20064,730213106
20074,660210105
20085,300239106
20095,35024197
20104,25019187
20113,11014084
20123,00013582
20134,20018985
20144,94022290
20155,10023095
20165,710257100
20175,430245104
20186,320285106
20195,170233107
20205,840263101
20215,120231101
20225,140232104
20235,790261106
20246,770305110
20257,030317113

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 Utah

+15.9%Projected growth in Utah2024–2034, state agency
750Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
7,300Jobs in 20248,470 projected for 2034
+6.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Utah's labor market agency projects the number of plumbers in the state to change by +15.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 7,300 to 8,470, with about 750 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +6.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 7,030 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for plumbers in Utah

On federally funded construction in Utah, contractors must pay plumbers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 9 of the 29 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $61.93 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $28.62). 20 of the 29 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Beaver County at $28.62). The market median for the state is $29.76.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, UTBeaver: $28.62 (survey)Box Elder: $61.93 (union)Cache: $61.93 (union)Carbon: $28.62 (survey)Daggett: $28.62 (survey)Davis: $61.93 (union)Duchesne: $28.62 (survey)Emery: $28.62 (survey)Garfield: $28.62 (survey)Grand: $28.62 (survey)Iron: $28.62 (survey)Juab: $61.93 (union)Kane: $28.62 (survey)Millard: $28.62 (survey)Morgan: $61.93 (union)Piute: $28.62 (survey)Rich: $28.62 (survey)Salt Lake: $61.93 (union)San Juan: $28.62 (survey)Sanpete: $28.62 (survey)Sevier: $28.62 (survey)Summit: $28.62 (survey)Tooele: $61.93 (union)Uintah: $28.62 (survey)Utah: $61.93 (union)Wasatch: $28.62 (survey)Washington: $39.17 (survey)Wayne: $28.62 (survey)Weber: $61.93 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrsurvey 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/hrJuab (Provo): market median $27.47, prevailing (union) $61.93, gap +$34.46Juab (Provo)+$34.46Cache (Logan): market median $29.03, prevailing (union) $61.93, gap +$32.90Cache (Logan)+$32.90Salt Lake (Salt Lake City): market median $31.15, prevailing (union) $61.93, gap +$30.78Salt Lake (Salt Lake City)+$30.78Davis (Ogden): market median $31.18, prevailing (union) $61.93, gap +$30.75Davis (Ogden)+$30.75Washington (St. George): market median $27.27, prevailing (survey) $39.17, gap +$11.90Washington (St. George)+$11.90
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for plumbers, metro counties in Utah.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Box ElderUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260081
CacheUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260082
DavisUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260083
JuabUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260084
MorganUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260089
Salt LakeUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260085
TooeleUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260086
UtahUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260087
WeberUnion PLUM0140-001 2025-08-01$46.10$15.83$61.93UT20260089
WashingtonSurvey SUUT2012-020 2014-07-29$27.38$11.79$39.17UT20260088
BeaverSurvey SUUT2012-001 2014-07-29$24.00$4.62$28.62UT20260069
CarbonSurvey SUUT2012-002 2014-07-29$24.00$4.62$28.62UT20260070
DaggettSurvey SUUT2012-011 2014-07-29$24.00$4.62$28.62UT20260079
DuchesneSurvey SUUT2012-011 2014-07-29$24.00$4.62$28.62UT20260079
EmerySurvey SUUT2012-012 2014-07-29$24.00$4.62$28.62UT20260080

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Utah prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Utah?

148.9kConstruction jobsUtah, 2026-09
+3.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025149kSep 2026
Construction employment in Utah (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 24 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 57,352 in 2015 to 97,328 in 2025, +69.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Salt Lake County6157,750$81,480$1,567
Weber County1431,554$75,183$1,446
Utah County3253,034$72,091$1,386
Davis County1752,142$71,084$1,367
Morgan County13111$67,639$1,301
Beaver County419$62,550$1,203
Washington County1771,224$59,200$1,138
Sanpete County1695$55,217$1,062
Tooele County34166$53,242$1,024
Duchesne County526$49,819$958
Sevier County968$49,605$954
Carbon County633$49,104$944

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Questions this page answers

How much do plumbers make in Utah?

The median plumber in Utah earned $29.76 an hour ($61,900 a year) in May 2025, 3% below the national median of $30.67. The middle half earn $23.62–$37.23; the top 10% earn more than $39.96.

Where does Utah rank for plumber pay?

Utah ranks 34th of 51 states for plumber pay, with a median of $29.76 an hour, and 38th after adjusting for Utah's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.9, US = 100).

What is the union plumber rate in Utah?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for plumbers in 9 counties, with a typical package of $61.93 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many plumbers work in Utah?

BLS counted 7,030 plumbers in Utah in May 2025, 4.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.35; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is plumber work growing in Utah?

The BLS employer survey count of plumbers in Utah went from 5,100 in 2015 to 7,030 in 2025, +37.8%, and +36.0% since 2019. Utah's labor market agency projects +15.9% growth for plumbers between 2024 and 2034, from 7,300 to 8,470 jobs.

How many plumber openings a year are there in Utah?

Utah projects about 750 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, Utah 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 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Utah labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.