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Plumber Salary in North Dakota (2026)

The average Plumber in North Dakota earns around $72,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $58,364/year ($4,864/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$58,364
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$4,864
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,245
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$28/hr
Federal Tax
$7,010
State Tax
$1,118
FICA Taxes
$5,508
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

18.94%
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Plumber Salary Ranges in North Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$72,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Not all Plumbers earn the same — not even close

North Dakota's plumbing market is anchored by United Association Plumbers + Pipefitters Local 300 Bismarck + Local 9 Fargo (UA-affiliated commercial + industrial plumbing across ND), the substantial post-2010 Bakken oilfield plumbing (the substantial Bakken oil boom Williston + Watford City + Stanley + Tioga + Killdeer residential + commercial plumbing surge + the substantial post-2010 Bakken man camp + manufactured housing + permanent housing plumbing), Sanford Health + Essentia + Altru + CHI + Trinity facility maintenance, Microsoft Fargo + Doosan-Bobcat Fargo industrial plumbing, Minot AFB + post-2024 Sentinel ICBM facility plumbing + Grand Forks AFB, the substantial ND ag facility plumbing (the substantial ND #1 US wheat + canola + flaxseed + sugar beet processing facility plumbing), plus the substantial Fargo-Moorhead Metro Diversion + the substantial post-2009 ND flooding response plumbing.

Senior Journeyman Plumber (UA Local 300 / 9)

$72,000–$108,000+ OT

UA Local 300 Bismarck + Local 9 Fargo journeyman · commercial + industrial + OBBBA OT

Senior Master Plumber / Foreman

$82,000–$125,000+ OT

Master plumber + foreman · UA Local 300 + 9 leadership + OT

Senior Bakken Oilfield Plumber

$85,000–$135,000+ OT + per diem

Bakken oil camp + man camp + Williston + Watford City + commercial plumbing

Senior Plumber (Minot AFB Civilian / Sentinel)

$78,000–$118,000+ OT

Minot AFB federal civilian plumber + post-2024 Sentinel facility · cleared premium

Senior Plumber (Microsoft Fargo / Doosan-Bobcat)

$78,000–$118,000+ OT

Microsoft Fargo campus + Doosan-Bobcat Fargo + Wahpeton + Gwinner industrial

Senior Plumber (Sanford / Essentia / Altru)

$72,000–$105,000+ OT

Sanford + Essentia + Altru + CHI + Trinity facilities · healthcare facility plumbing

Senior Plumber (Ag Processing)

$72,000–$108,000+ OT

ND ag processing · ND #1 US wheat + canola + flaxseed + sugar beet facility plumbing

Senior Plumber (Residential Owner / Independent)

$72,000–$148,000+ profit

Independent residential plumber · the substantial post-2020 ND residential growth

Mid-Career Plumber (3-7 yrs)

$48,000–$72,000+ OT

Journeyman 3-7 yrs at ND firms · transitioning to senior band

Apprentice Plumber (Year 1-4)

$32,000–$48,000+ OT

Local 300 + 9 apprentice + ND non-union apprentice · UA training fund · entry band

Worth knowing: Post-2010 Bakken oilfield plumbing is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state oil boomtown plumbing anchor and a feature most national plumbing surveys understate for ND. The substantial post-2010 Bakken oilfield plumbing (the substantial Bakken oil boom Williston + Watford City + Stanley + Tioga + Killdeer residential + commercial plumbing surge + the substantial post-2010 Bakken man camp + manufactured housing + permanent housing plumbing + the substantial Bakken oilfield process plumbing + the substantial post-2010 Bakken commercial real estate plumbing + the substantial Bakken oil + water + brackish water disposal facility plumbing + the substantial post-2014 Bakken price crash plumbing adjustment + post-2020 Bakken recovery plumbing + the substantial Bakken per-diem premium for travel plumbers + the substantial post-Bakken Williston permanent housing transition) supports distinctive ND oilfield plumbing. Senior Bakken oilfield plumbers clear $85-135K+ OT + per diem. UA Plumbers + Pipefitters Local 300 Bismarck + Local 9 Fargo + Microsoft Fargo campus + Doosan-Bobcat Fargo industrial + Sanford + Essentia + Altru facilities + Minot AFB + post-2024 Sentinel + Grand Forks AFB federal civilian + the substantial ND ag facility plumbing + Fargo-Moorhead Diversion. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028. ND RTW since 1948. ND flat 1.95%/2.5% top anchor the ND plumbing proposition.

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