Running a plumbing business in San Antonio, TX
The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has about 3,190 plumbers. The median wage is $27.97 an hour, so half earn more and half earn less. That's 3% below the Texas median of $28.77. Nationally, the median is $30.67, so San Antonio pays 9% less.
Market snapshot
- Plumbers employed in the metro area
- 3,190
- Median hourly wage
- $27.97
- Middle 50% earn
- $22.23 to $32.94 an hour
- Median annual wage
- $58,180
- Texas median hourly wage
- $28.77
- U.S. median hourly wage
- $30.67
- Job concentration
- 0.95× the national share
- Plumbing, heating and AC contractors in the metro area
- 786
- San Antonio population
- 1,479,835
- Median year homes were built in San Antonio
- 1985
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 San Antonio ranks in Texas
- #4 of 25 Texas metros for the number of plumbers
- #9 of 25 for median hourly wage
Plumbing in nearby cities
| City | Workers in the metro | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 5,260 | $30.20 |
| Victoria, TX | 120 | $29.00 |
| Killeen, TX | 340 | $27.22 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1,160 | $28.56 |
| Laredo, TX | 120 | $22.28 |
| College Station, TX | 400 | $23.93 |
How Tradesman helps plumbing businesses in San Antonio
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 San Antonio
How much do plumbers make in San Antonio?
In May 2025, the median wage for plumbers in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area was $27.97 an hour. The middle half earned between $22.23 and $32.94 an hour.
How many plumbers work in San Antonio?
About 3,190 plumbers worked in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How many plumbing, heating and AC contractors are in San Antonio?
The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area had 786 establishments classified as plumbing, heating and AC contractors in 2023, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.
Sources
Figures cover the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area unless they name San Antonio. Wages are for employees, not business owners.
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