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Plumbers and pipefitters in Missouri: what they earn

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Missouri earned a median $66,790 a year in May 2025, $32.11 an hour. 8,310 people held the job, 2.8 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 5% above the national figure of $63,800, and Missouri ranks 20 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$66,790
$32.11 an hour
Rank by pay
#20
of 51 states and DC
Employed in MO
8,310
2.8 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
0.95
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Missouri

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$21.53$44,780A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$24.35$50,640A quarter earn less.
Median$32.11$66,790Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$48.19$100,240A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$56.34$117,180A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$36.06$75,010The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Missouri against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
17 California $72,830 47,660
18 Pennsylvania $68,080 13,620
19 New Hampshire $66,810 1,950
20 Missouri $66,790 8,310
21 Maryland $65,400 11,420
22 Kansas $65,220 4,590
23 Delaware $64,720 1,590

The complete ranking is on the Plumbers and pipefitters page.

Against the national figure

MissouriUnited States
Median annual$66,790$63,800
Median hourly$32.11$30.67
10th percentile, annual$44,780$44,150
90th percentile, annual$117,180$108,420
Employed8,310465,840

Other trades in Missouri

Electricians ($65,410) · HVAC technicians ($59,950) · Welders ($51,950) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($54,550)

See all five ranked by pay in Missouri.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Missouri are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.