How much do plumbers make in Baton Rouge, LA in 2026?
Real pay data from real trades workers. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated June 2026.
$74,240/yr
Median (50th percentile)
Half of Baton Rouge, LA plumbers earn between $62,460 and $77,360 per year.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025
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Plumber pay in Baton Rouge, LA vs Louisiana
The median plumber wage in Baton Rouge, LA is $74,240/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025). The Louisiana statewide median is $63,680/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025) — so this metro runs about $10,560/yr above the state figure. See the full Louisiana page →
- 2,790 plumbers employed in this metro (BLS May 2025).
- Job concentration: 2.27× the national average for this trade (more concentrated here).
About this data
Metro wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS metropolitan program (May 2025) — the authoritative public source for occupational pay, reported here for the Baton Rouge, LA metro area. We don't hold union scales or member submissions at metro level yet, so this page shows BLS metro data only; each figure is labeled with its source.
Sources
- Wage data: BLS OEWS — Louisiana
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- Next data refresh: when BLS publishes its next annual OEWS release (typically the following spring).
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