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Plumbers earned a median $35.99 an hour in the Philadelphia area in May 2025, the most of nine home repair trades

Plumbers' median wage in the Philadelphia area was $35.99 an hour in May 2025 and construction laborers' $26.50, BLS estimates show.

35.99 Dollars an hour, 2025 · +3.2% on the year

Plumbers' median wage rose faster than carpenters' from 2018 to 2025

Median hourly wage, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area, May of each year, dollars

Plumbers' median wage rose faster than carpenters' from 2018 to 2025Line chart with 8 points from 2018 to 2025, in Dollars an hour. Series: Plumbers, Carpenters, All occupations. Values range from 20 to 36.2025303540201820192020202120222023202420252018: 28.822019: 27.942020: 29.182021: 29.762022: 30.552023: 33.012024: 34.892025: 35.992018: 27.522019: 27.642020: 28.132021: 26.312022: 27.322023: 28.322024: 29.982025: 29.702018: 20.472019: 21.082020: 22.362021: 22.852022: 23.282023: 24.122024: 24.892025: 26.1126.11All occupations29.70Carpenters35.99Plumbers
Plumbers' median wage rose faster than carpenters' from 2018 to 2025Line chart with 8 points from 2018 to 2025, in Dollars an hour. Series: Plumbers, Carpenters, All occupations. Values range from 20 to 36.2030402018202220252018: 28.822019: 27.942020: 29.182021: 29.762022: 30.552023: 33.012024: 34.892025: 35.992018: 27.522019: 27.642020: 28.132021: 26.312022: 27.322023: 28.322024: 29.982025: 29.702018: 20.472019: 21.082020: 22.362021: 22.852022: 23.282023: 24.122024: 24.892025: 26.1126.11All occupations29.70Carpenters35.99Plumbers
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Estimates pool three years of survey responses. BLS does not encourage comparisons over time. Source: bls.gov

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DataPlumbers earned a median $35.99 an hour in the Philadelphia area in May 2025, the most of nine home repair trades FeaturePlumbers' median wage in the Philadelphia area was $35.99 an hour in May 2025 and construction laborers' $26.50, BLS estimates show.