47-2152 - BLS OEWS 2024
Plumbers & pipefitters wages in California
The BLS reported a $32.88 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in California in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$32.88
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$21.87-$60.96
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
45,460
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#15
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$2.82 per hour above the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.06).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 45,460 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $27.72 in 2019 to $32.88 in 2024, a +19% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $27.72 |
| 2020 | $29.58 |
| 2021 | $30.00 |
| 2022 | $30.12 |
| 2023 | $30.28 |
| 2024 | $32.88 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Plumbers & pipefitters in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.