Running a plumbing business in Trenton, NJ
The Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area has about 280 plumbers. The median wage is $36.71 an hour, so half earn more and half earn less. That's 2% below the New Jersey median of $37.61. Nationally, the median is $30.67, so Trenton pays 20% more.
Market snapshot
- Plumbers employed in the metro area
- 280
- Median hourly wage
- $36.71
- Middle 50% earn
- $28.93 to $51.14 an hour
- Median annual wage
- $76,360
- New Jersey median hourly wage
- $37.61
- U.S. median hourly wage
- $30.67
- Job concentration
- 0.38× the national share
- Plumbing, heating and AC contractors in the metro area
- 85
- Trenton population
- 90,338
- Median year homes were built in Trenton
- 1953
Job concentration compares the share of local jobs held by plumbers with the share nationwide. Above 1 means the trade is more concentrated here than average.
How Trenton ranks in New Jersey
- #2 of 3 New Jersey metros for the number of plumbers
- #2 of 3 for median hourly wage
Plumbing in nearby cities
| City | Workers in the metro | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 7,150 | $35.99 |
| Allentown, PA | 730 | $31.22 |
| New York, NY | 21,040 | $37.79 |
| Vineland, NJ | 270 | $37.05 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 530 | $30.87 |
| Reading, PA | 360 | $29.99 |
How Tradesman helps plumbing businesses in Trenton
See the problem before you roll
Customers attach photos when they request service, so you know whether it's a cartridge swap or a slab leak before anyone loads the truck.
Give tank and tankless options
Put a standard tank, a high-efficiency tank and a tankless install on one estimate as options. The customer picks one and approves it online.
Price the 2 a.m. call correctly
After-hours and holiday multipliers apply to labor lines automatically, so emergency calls are billed the way you priced them.
Questions about plumbing in Trenton
How much do plumbers make in Trenton?
In May 2025, the median wage for plumbers in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area was $36.71 an hour. The middle half earned between $28.93 and $51.14 an hour.
How many plumbers work in Trenton?
About 280 plumbers worked in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How many plumbing, heating and AC contractors are in Trenton?
The Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area had 85 establishments classified as plumbing, heating and AC contractors in 2023, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.
Sources
Figures cover the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area unless they name Trenton. Wages are for employees, not business owners.
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