Plumber Salary in Mississippi (2026)
Average Plumber pay in Mississippi
$72,000/year
≈ $35/hour before tax
After tax (single filer)
$57,334/year
$4,778/month · effective tax rate 20.37%
- Federal $7,010
- State $2,148
- FICA $5,508
- Take-home
Pay by role in Mississippi
- Senior Industrial Pipefitter (Chevron / Ingalls)$72,000–$108,000+ OT
- Senior Master Plumber (Commercial)$68,000–$98,000+ OT
- Senior Master Plumber (Residential / Service)$58,000–$88,000+ OT
- Senior Mechanical Foreman / Superintendent$78,000–$125,000+ TC
- Senior UA Local Journeyman$62,000–$88,000+ OT + benefits
- Senior Plumbing Inspector / MS Plumbing Board$52,000–$78,000+
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| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $57,334 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,778 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,205 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $28/hr |
Federal Tax | $7,010 |
State Tax | $2,148 |
FICA Taxes | $5,508 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 20.37% |
Not all Plumbers earn the same — not even close
Mississippi's plumber market is anchored by the substantial MS Pascagoula petrochemical + shipbuilding industrial pipefitting + plumbing demand (Chevron Pascagoula Refinery 330K bpd + Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula + Hancock County salt dome SPR + Mississippi Phosphates), UA Local 619 Pascagoula (Plumbers & Pipefitters) + UA Local 569 Jackson + UA Local 198 Mobile-Pascagoula joint operations, MS Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) Mississippi Chapter merit-shop pipeline + MS ABC Mississippi Gulf Coast training, MS State Board of Plumbing Examiners licensing + substantial post-Hurricane Katrina + Camille + Frederic plumbing reconstruction + MS Coast residential + commercial rebuild work + MS Mississippi Power + Entergy MS plant + utility plumbing.
Senior Industrial Pipefitter (Chevron / Ingalls)
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
Industrial pipefitter at Chevron Pascagoula Refinery + Ingalls Shipbuilding · OBBBA OT applies
Senior Master Plumber (Commercial)
$68,000–$98,000+ OT
Master plumber at MS commercial construction · MS State Board of Plumbing master license
Senior Master Plumber (Residential / Service)
$58,000–$88,000+ OT
Master plumber at MS residential service + retrofit · post-Katrina + Camille insurance rebuild
Senior Mechanical Foreman / Superintendent
$78,000–$125,000+ TC
Mech foreman at MS construction · Brasfield & Gorrie + Yates Construction + multi-trade leadership
Senior UA Local Journeyman
$62,000–$88,000+ OT + benefits
UA Local 619 Pascagoula + UA Local 569 Jackson · scale + Davis-Bacon prevailing wage
Senior Plumbing Inspector / MS Plumbing Board
$52,000–$78,000+
MS State Board of Plumbing Examiners inspector + parish + city building inspector · MS state
Senior Plumbing Contractor / Owner
$85,000–$195,000+
MS plumbing contractor owner · Jackson + Gulfport + Tupelo + Hattiesburg · book of business
Senior Apprenticeship Instructor
$52,000–$78,000+
UA Local + ABC MS apprenticeship instructor · MS Office of Apprenticeship
Mid-Level Plumber (3-5 yrs)
$45,000–$68,000+ OT
Journeyman MS plumber · MS State Board of Plumbing journeyman license · transitioning to senior
Apprentice Plumber (0-3 yrs)
$28,000–$45,000+
MS plumbing apprentice · UA Local + ABC MS + MS community college · entry band
Worth knowing: Mississippi's substantial Pascagoula petrochemical + shipbuilding industrial pipefitting market is one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US Gulf Coast industrial pipefitting demand clusters in MS and a feature most national plumber compensation surveys understate for MS. Chevron Pascagoula Refinery (~330K bpd, the country's 9th US refinery by capacity + the largest US East Coast refinery + substantial process unit pipefitting demand) + Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula (~11K, the largest MS private employer + the largest US Navy shipbuilder + substantial shipbuilding marine pipefitting demand across propulsion + auxiliary + fluid systems) supports substantial concentrated MS industrial pipefitting + ASME + B31.3 process piping + carbon steel + stainless + duplex + alloy 825 + nickel alloy specialty pipefitting + extensive turnaround season work + shipbuilding marine pipefitting work at $72-108K + OT premium. UA Local 619 Pascagoula (Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 619 covering Mississippi Gulf Coast including Pascagoula + Gulfport + Biloxi + Mobile-Pascagoula joint operations with UA Local 198) + UA Local 569 Jackson provide substantial MS union pipefitter + plumber training + Davis-Bacon prevailing wage work + multi-employer pension support. MS Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) Mississippi Chapter + ABC Mississippi Gulf Coast operate substantial merit-shop apprenticeship + training in MS's RTW state (MS RTW since 1954 + among the country's earliest US RTW states). MS State Board of Plumbing Examiners licenses MS plumbers at journeyman + master tiers requiring substantial apprenticeship + exam + experience hours. The substantial post-Hurricane Katrina + Camille + Frederic hurricane rebuild work supports substantial MS Coast residential + commercial plumbing reconstruction + MS Mississippi Insurance Department claims work. MS flat 4.0% by 2026 + MS personal exemption $6,000 single + no state estate tax + MS RTW since 1954 + MS retirement income FULL EXEMPTION. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028.
Sources & Methodology
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- →IRS Notice 2025-67 — 2026 retirement-plan contribution limits
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 — 2026 HSA contribution limits
- →Social Security Administration — 2026 Social Security wage base
- →MS DOR Publication 89-700, rev. 13 January 2026 - the Exemptions and Deductions Schedule ($6,000/$9,500/$12,000 exemption beside a $2,300/$3,400/$4,600 standard deduction) and the Tax Year 2026 rate table (first $10,000 at 0%, balance at 4.0%)
- →BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — Plumber wage data for Mississippi
Salary figures are market estimates for Plumbers in Mississippi and vary by employer, specialty, seniority, and metro. Take-home math assumes a single filer with no dependents, the standard deduction, and Mississippi 2026 state rates. Local taxes, insurance premiums, and pre-tax contributions will move your number — run the calculator for your own situation.
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Typical Plumber Salary by Experience (National)
US-wide ranges, not Mississippi figures. Each link shows the Mississippi taxes on that salary.
Entry Level (0–3 yrs)
$52,000
/year
Mid Level (3–7 yrs)
$72,000
/year
Senior Level (7+ yrs)
$115,000
/year
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