47-2152 - BLS OEWS 2025
Plumbers & pipefitters wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $28.77 median hourly wage for plumbers & pipefitters in Texas 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
$28.77
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$18.40-$39.37
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
44,090
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#39
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$1.95 per hour below the median state record for plumbers & pipefitters ($30.72).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated plumbers & pipefitters records, with 44,090 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $24.41 in 2019 to $28.77 in 2025, a +18% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $24.41 |
| 2020 | $24.27 |
| 2021 | $23.53 |
| 2022 | $26.83 |
| 2023 | $27.52 |
| 2024 | $28.15 |
| 2025 | $28.77 |
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 Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.