Plumbing Apprentice Salary (BLS 2025)
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · Entry-level proxy: Entry-level proxy: 10th–25th percentile of SOC 47-2152, BLS OEWS May 2025
BLS publishes no apprentice wage.
The closest proxies are the bottom of the plumbers' pay range and the plumbers' helper median ($42,360, SOC 47-3015); registered programs set their own pay steps.
Annual figures are BLS hourly wages × 2,080 hours; they cover wage-and-salary workers only and leave out overtime, shift differentials and sign-on or holiday bonuses.
How pay spreads across Plumbers
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $44,150 | $21.23 |
| 25th | $50,190 | $24.13 |
| 50th (median) | $63,800 | $30.67 |
| 75th | $85,110 | $40.92 |
| 90th | $108,420 | $52.13 |
SOC 47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: 465,840 wage-and-salary jobs.
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (released Aug 27, 2026): employment projected to change 6.8% from 2025 to 2035 (all-occupation average 3.5%), about 42,000 openings a year.