Where’s the best place to live if you’re a plumber? Any place that has consistent work and a large base of customers should do the trick... but what if you’re aiming for top dollar?
We wanted to take a look at some of the best paying metropolitan areas for plumbers, as told by the most recent data (May 2013) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
First, here’s a look at the top five paying states for plumbers:
- Alaska, with an hourly wage mean of $34.57 and an average annual mean wage of $71,900
- New York, with an hourly wage mean of $33.45 and an average annual mean wage of $69,580
- Massachusetts, with an hourly wage mean of $33.20 and an average annual mean wage of $69,060
- Oregon, with an hourly wage mean of $32.77 and an average annual mean wage of $68,160
- Illinois, with an hourly wage mean of $32.62 and an average annual mean wage of $67,860
Breaking it down a bit further, here are the top 10 paying metropolitan areas for U.S. plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters.
