Plumbers & pipefitters wages in New York

The BLS reported a $37.72 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in New York 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

$37.72

BLS OEWS 2024

10th-90th percentile

$22.14-$61.80

Hourly worker wage range.

Employment

22,630

State employment estimate.

Median-wage rank

#10

of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.

What is unique in this BLS cell

State premium

New York's median is +$7.66 per hour above the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.06).

Labor-market size

This state ranks #4 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 22,630 workers reported.

Trend

Median hourly pay moved from $31.72 in 2019 to $37.72 in 2024, a +19% change.

2019-2024 median wage trend

Year	Median hourly wage
2019	$31.72
2020	$31.39
2021	$36.93
2022	$36.88
2023	$37.60
2024	$37.72

Same trade, large BLS labor markets

California $32.88 / 45,460 jobs Texas $28.15 / 42,290 jobs Florida $24.30 / 26,730 jobs Illinois $46.25 / 18,730 jobs Massachusetts $40.03 / 15,670 jobs Ohio $30.06 / 14,490 jobs North Carolina $24.52 / 14,300 jobs

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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 New York. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.

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