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Plumbers and pipefitters in Oklahoma: what they earn

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Oklahoma earned a median $57,970 a year in May 2025, $27.87 an hour. 6,050 people held the job, 3.5 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 9% below the national figure of $63,800, and Oklahoma ranks 42 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$57,970
$27.87 an hour
Rank by pay
#42
of 51 states and DC
Employed in OK
6,050
3.5 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.18
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Oklahoma

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$18.26$37,990A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$21.78$45,300A quarter earn less.
Median$27.87$57,970Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$35.69$74,240A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$39.69$82,560A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$28.35$58,970The 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.

Oklahoma against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
39 Texas $59,840 44,090
40 Alabama $58,670 6,950
41 Tennessee $58,600 9,270
42 Oklahoma $57,970 6,050
43 Georgia $57,200 8,930
44 North Carolina $57,080 14,510
45 West Virginia $56,980 1,830

The complete ranking is on the Plumbers and pipefitters page.

Against the national figure

OklahomaUnited States
Median annual$57,970$63,800
Median hourly$27.87$30.67
10th percentile, annual$37,990$44,150
90th percentile, annual$82,560$108,420
Employed6,050465,840

Other trades in Oklahoma

Electricians ($61,010) · HVAC technicians ($57,560) · Welders ($49,720) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($54,410)

See all five ranked by pay in Oklahoma.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Oklahoma 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.