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What plumbers make
Median
$63,800
Apprentice
$44,150
Senior or union
$108,420
The national median is $63,800 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $44,150. The federal survey counts plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters as one group, which is reasonable because the training overlaps heavily. Union industrial work and big-city service work sit at the top. Rural residential work sits at the bottom.