47-2152 - BLS OEWS 2024
Plumbers & pipefitters wages in North Carolina
The BLS reported a $24.52 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in North Carolina 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
$24.52
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$18.12-$34.93
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
14,300
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#47
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
North Carolina's median is -$5.54 per hour below the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.06).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #8 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 14,300 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $21.24 in 2019 to $24.52 in 2024, a +15% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $21.24 |
| 2020 | $21.29 |
| 2021 | $22.86 |
| 2022 | $22.70 |
| 2023 | $24.24 |
| 2024 | $24.52 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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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 North Carolina. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.