Plumbing Estimator Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator), the published median for SOC 13-1051, Cost Estimators, is $78,740 per year. The middle half of the Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) wage distribution runs from $61,150 to $101,850, a width of $40,700 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) comparison used for Plumbing Estimator, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $82,380 per year while Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $82,260 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) reference for Plumbing Estimator pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Cost Estimators, read alongside Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator), are Utilities at $123,170 per year (NAICS 22); Utilities at $123,170 per year (NAICS 221000); Scientific Research and Development Services at $119,490 per year (NAICS 541700). Those Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) median was $77,070 per year in May 2024, compared with $78,740 in May 2025, a published difference of $1,670. That Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $77,070 and $78,740 Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before using $78,740 per year from Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) to calibrate an offer, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) BLS comparison measures straight-time gross wages, including commissions and production bonuses, but excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) is broader: BLS groups Plumbing Estimator within Cost Estimators; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. For a Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) opening, establish the equipment, license requirements and responsibility before deciding which people the pay range should attract. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in National (reference for Plumbing Estimator) buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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