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Plumber jobs in Arizona

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What does it take to work as a plumber in Arizona, and what does it pay?

Arizona contractor licenses, including for plumbing work, are issued only by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC). (source) The Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS reports a median hourly wage of $29.84 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Arizona (May 2025) (source). There are 2 live Plumber listings on Mountain West Trades right now.

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Licensing in Arizona

Summarized from the state licensing board and state law. Each row links to its source.
License types Arizona's contractor law licenses and regulates only contractors (businesses with a qualifying party); it has no individual journeyman or master license.
32-1101 - Definitions · verified
Journeyman experience The ROC requires a contractor's qualifying party to have four years of practical or management trade experience, at least two of them within the last ten years. Accredited technical training can count for up to two of the four years, and the registrar may reduce the requirement for a trade where four years is shown to be excessive.
32-1122 - Qualifications for license · verified
Journeyman exam If the ROC requires an exam for the license classification, the qualifying party must pass it no more than two years before applying.
32-1122 - Qualifications for license · verified
Out-of-state licenses Arizona's universal licensing law (A.R.S. 32-4302) grants a same-level license to new Arizona residents licensed in another state for at least one year, if other conditions are met.
32-4302 - Out-of-state applicants; residents; military spouses; licensure; certification; exceptions; notice · verified

Pay benchmarks

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, Arizona — Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Statewide figures for all employers, not job offers.
Median hourly wage $29.84 source
Median annual wage $62,070 source
Mean hourly wage $32.66 source
10th percentile hourly wage $21.94 source
90th percentile hourly wage $48.13 source
Estimated employment 11,810 source

Questions

Do you need a license to work as a plumber in Arizona?

Arizona's contractor law licenses and regulates only contractors (businesses with a qualifying party); it has no individual journeyman or master license. (source)

How much experience does it take to get licensed in Arizona?

The ROC requires a contractor's qualifying party to have four years of practical or management trade experience, at least two of them within the last ten years. Accredited technical training can count for up to two of the four years, and the registrar may reduce the requirement for a trade where four years is shown to be excessive. (source)

Can I use an out-of-state license in Arizona?

Arizona's universal licensing law (A.R.S. 32-4302) grants a same-level license to new Arizona residents licensed in another state for at least one year, if other conditions are met. (source)

What do plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn in Arizona?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS reports a median hourly wage of $29.84 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Arizona (May 2025). (source)

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Sources

  1. 32-1101 - Definitions — last verified
  2. 32-1122 - Qualifications for license — last verified
  3. 32-1123.01 - Staggered periods of licensure; biennial renewal — last verified
  4. 32-1126 - Fees — last verified
  5. 32-1129 - Apprenticeship programs; certificate of completion; filing with registrar — last verified
  6. 32-1151 - Engaging in contracting without license prohibited — last verified
  7. 32-4302 - Out-of-state applicants; residents; military spouses; licensure; certification; exceptions; notice — last verified
  8. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS040000000000047215201 — last verified
  9. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS040000000000047215203 — last verified
  10. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS040000000000047215206 — last verified
  11. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS040000000000047215208 — last verified
  12. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS040000000000047215210 — last verified
  13. BLS OEWS via BLS Public Data API, series OEUS040000000000047215213 — last verified