47-2152 - BLS OEWS 2025
Plumbers & pipefitters wages in Ohio
The BLS reported a $30.45 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in Ohio 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
$30.45
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$21.86-$48.75
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
16,390
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#29
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Ohio's median is -$0.27 per hour below the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.72).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #6 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 16,390 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $26.58 in 2019 to $30.45 in 2025, a +15% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $26.58 |
| 2020 | $28.19 |
| 2021 | $29.65 |
| 2022 | $30.26 |
| 2023 | $31.27 |
| 2024 | $30.06 |
| 2025 | $30.45 |
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 Ohio. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.