47-2152 - BLS OEWS 2025
Plumbers & pipefitters wages in California
The BLS reported a $35.01 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in California in 2025. 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.
Median hourly wage
$35.01
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$22.76-$63.03
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
47,660
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#17
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$4.29 per hour above the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.72).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 47,660 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $27.72 in 2019 to $35.01 in 2025, a +26% change.
2019-2025 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 |
| 2025 | $35.01 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. 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.