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Plumber Salary in Canada (2026 Guide)

Updated using 210 verified salary entries collected from employers across Canada.

Plumbers are needed in homes, buildings, construction sites, and industrial facilities. They install and repair pipes, water systems, drainage systems, and gas lines. Because plumbing work is always needed, plumbers have steady job opportunities across the country.

Based on 210 real salary submissions, the average hourly wage for Plumbers in Canada is $41.21/hr. Most wages fall between $33.00/hr and $47.00/hr.

The highest recorded wage in the data is $84.14/hr, and the lowest is $30/hr.

National Salary Snapshot

  • Average hourly wage: $41.21/hr
  • Median hourly wage: $37.46/hr
  • Typical range (middle 50%): $33.00 – $47.00/hr
  • Highest recorded rate: $84.14/hr
  • Lowest recorded rate: $30/hr

These numbers come directly from plumbing companies, construction firms, mechanical contractors, and service companies across Canada.

Salary by Province

British Columbia

Strong wages, especially for plumbers who also work with gas fitting or in commercial buildings.

Alberta

High demand in residential, commercial, and industrial plumbing.

Some companies offer higher pay for contractors and experienced journeymen.

Ontario

A large number of plumbing jobs, especially around the GTA.

Pay varies depending on the company, experience, and type of plumbing work.

Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Atlantic Canada

Steady wages with regular demand for residential and commercial plumbing services.

Top Paying Cities for Plumbers

Based on the data, higher-paying cities include:

Edmonton, AB – Strong wages for contractors and service plumbers

Vancouver & Langley, BC – High cost of living and steady commercial projects

Brampton, ON – Busy service and residential plumbing market

Cities with strong construction activity or high living costs usually offer higher wages.

What Affects Plumber Pay?

1. Type of Work

Different kinds of plumbing work pay differently:

  • Residential service
  • New home construction
  • Commercial plumbing
  • Industrial and plant maintenance
  • Gas fitting (G1, G2 certifications)

Industrial and commercial plumbers tend to earn more than residential-only plumbers.

2. Experience & Certifications

Higher wages are linked to:

  • Red Seal certification
  • Gasfitter certification (often required for furnace or boiler work)
  • Many years of experience
  • Ability to diagnose and repair complex problems

Plumbers with gas skills or who work independently often earn higher pay.

3. Location

Remote areas and large cities often pay more.

Plumbers in high-cost regions or busy construction zones earn higher wages.

4. Company Type

Wages also depend on the employer:

  • Contractors and mechanical companies often pay more
  • Service companies may offer bonuses or commission
  • Industrial sites offer shift premiums and overtime

Independent contractors sometimes earn the highest hourly rates.

Job Outlook for Plumbers in 2026

Demand for plumbers remains strong because:

  • New homes and buildings are being built
  • Older buildings need repairs and upgrades
  • Skilled trades shortages are growing
  • Many plumbers are reaching retirement age
  • Plumbing and gas work cannot be automated

This makes plumbing a stable and reliable trade across Canada.

Where This Data Comes From

This report is based on 210 real plumber salary entries, manually reviewed and collected from employers across Canada.

Each entry includes job title, company name, city, province, and hourly wage.

This provides a clear and accurate look at real plumber wages today.

City Average & Median Hourly

Provincial Average & Median

Plumber Salaries in Canada

Red Seal Recruiting Solution's Salary Survey - Plumbers
Job TitleCompany NameCity / TownProvinceCompensation
Journeyman Plumber (Independent Contractor)BeaconEdmontonAB$50.00–$75.00/hr
Service Plumber and GasfitterAlstad Mechanical Services Ltd.VancouverBC$50.00–$80.00/hr
Journeyperson PlumberDr HVAC Ltd.BramptonON$48.08-$81.73/hr
PlumberPumpWell Water Solutions LtdLangleyBC$48.08-$62.50/hr
Journeyman PlumberKERN BSG Management Ltd.VancouverBC$61.78/hr
Plumber (ICI Service)Naylor Building PartnershipsRichmond HillON$53.05–$57.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of KelownaKelownaBC$65.00–$75.00/hr
Plumbing TechnicianKingstree PlumbingSherwood ParkAB$48.08-$120.19/hr
Licensed Plumber for Residential and Light CommercialHandyman Connection of Ottawa, ONOttawaON$70.00–$80.00/hr
Plumbing Service JourneymanPlan GroupOttawaON$75.52/hr
Mechanical Service PlumberArtisan Plumbing & Heating LTD.BurnabyBC$50.00–$65.00/hr
Journeyman/woman PlumberMr. Rooter PlumbingFort McMurrayAB$53.00–$60.00/hr
Plumbing Foremen/ForewomenPitt Meadows Plumbing & Mechanical SystemsLower MainlandBC$55.00–$57.00/hr
Journeyman/woman PlumberNorthern plumbingWhitehorseNT$54.00–$59.00/hr
Journeyman PlumberVelocity Mechanical IncKitchenerON$57.50–$59.50/hr
Senior Plumbing and Heating TechnicianMegaHydronics Inc.Lower MainlandBC$45.00–$65.00/hr
Plombier(ère)Structio ConstructionCarignanQC$50.00–$60.00/hr
Foreman PlumberVelocity Mechanical IncHamiltonON$60.00–$62.00/hr
Plumbing Foreman KitchenerVelocity Mechanical IncKitchenerON$52.00–$64.00/hr
Plumber Foreman/WomanMeridian West Mechanical Ltd.BurnabyBC$47.31–$52.81/hr
Plumbing SupervisorPro Ace Heating and Air ConditioningBurnabyBC$55.00–$65.00/hr
PlumberViking Refrigeration Ltd.Fort McMurrayAB$55.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberPacific West MechanicalVancouverBC$50.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of MississaugaMississaugaON$50.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberNiradia Group of CompaniesVancouverBC$55.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberBlack & McDonald LimitedVancouverBC$66.51–$79.80/hr
PlumberTrue MechanicalVancouverBC$68.00–$77.00/hr
PlumberKERN BSG Management Ltd.VancouverBC$54.07–$59.16/hr
PlumberNaylor Building PartnershipsTorontoON$53.05–$57.00/hr
PlumberSky Vision DevelopmentCalgaryAB$50.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberAlstad Mechanical Services Ltd.VancouverBC$50.00–$80.00/hr
PlumberWerner Smith Mechanical Inc.VancouverBC$50.00/hr
PlumberHL ConstructionCalgaryAB$47.00–$65.00/hr
PlumberCustomAirWhistlerBC$54.50–$60.70/hr
Chief Building and Plumbing InspectorThe Corporation of The City of VictoriaVIctoriaBC$58.40/hr
PlumberPML Professional Mechanical Ltd.CoquitlamBC$51.01/hr
Plumber2026913 ALBERAT LTDWhitecourtAB$45.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberNorthern PlumbingWhitehorseNT$52.00/hr
PlumberGateway Mechanical ServicesFort McMurrayAB$51.08/hr
PlumberTrotter & Morton Group of CompaniesBurnabyBC$45.73/hr
PlumberMr. RooterOttawaON$46.61/hr
PlumberPennex Plumbing & BackflowOttawaON$46.61/hr
PlumberClear Choice PlumbingVictoriaBC$45.00/hr
PlumberBC PLUMBING INCBurfordON$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberMass MechanicalTorontoON$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberArcadian ProjectsBadenON$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberMeridian West Mechanical Ltd.BurnabyBC$47.31–$52.81/hr
Plumber Foreman/WomanCanstar Mechanical LtdPort CoquitlamBC$45.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberNaylor Building PartnershipsTorontoON$51.11–$54.91/hr
PlumberUrban Plumbing and HeatingBurnabyBC$48.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberK2 Plumbing, Heating and Air ConditioningCalgaryAB$45.00/hr
PlumberMGM MECHANICAL LTD.BurnabyBC$45.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberBR Plumbing & Gasfitting LtdEdmontonAB$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberNorthern Star Plumbing / Gas / Service LtdVictoriaBC$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberDirect Plumbing & Renovations Ltd.OshawaON$35.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberEnersolv Design & Build LtdVancouverBC$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberNiradia Group of Companies (Mako Mechanical)VancouverBC$45.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberFour Lakes Mechanical Ltd.VancouverBC$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberClimate Control Services IncCalgaryAB$46.00–$49.00/hr
Plumber ForemanVelocity Mechanical IncMiltonON$60.55–$61.55/hr
PlumberGreat Northern Plumbing Inc.CalgaryAB$46.00–$48.00/hr
PlumberSPEARS SALES AND SERVICE LTD.VancouverBC$38.00–$56.00/hr
PlumberAshton Mechanical GroupVancouverBC$45.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberTriton Plumbing & Heating IncGrande PrairieAB$42.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberBonmech Inc.CollingwoodON$44.00–$46.00/hr
PlumberSPEARS SALES AND SERVICE LTD.VancouverBC$38.00–$56.00/hr
PlumberRevelstoke Plumbing & Heating Ltd.RevelstokeBC$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberNarwhal Plumbing & Heating Ltd.IqaluitNU$46.00/hr
PlumberMr Rooter Plumbing of LethbridgeLethbridgeAB$45.00/hr
PlumberKERN BSG Management Ltd.VancouverBC$52.35–$57.21/hr
PlumberBaxtec Mechanical ServicesOttawaON$53.50/hr
PlumberNexjen Mechanical Ltd.Wood BuffaloAB$50.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberEddy Time Mechanical LtdCalgaryAB$45.00–$48.00/hr
PlumberEcono Heating and Air ConditioningAuroraON$65.00/hr
PlumberPanoramic Properties IncNiagara FallsON$45.00/hr
PlumberTrue MechanicalVancouverBC$65.00–$77.00/hr
PlumberNextremeNanaimoBC$45.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberTree Island SteelRichmondBC$45.90/hr
PlumberRapid Plumbing Inc.TorontoON$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberDone Deal Drain Cleaning and PlumbingCalgaryAB$45.00/hr
PlumberJJM Mechanical Group LtdBurnabyBC$40.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberPerras WeirFort McMurrayAB$46.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberPower-Tek GroupOttawaON$42.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberNorthridge MechanicalSquamishBC$45.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberSureflow Plumbing & DrainBradford West GwillimburyON$45.00/hr
PlumberUA Local 496CalgaryAB$54.12/hr
PlumberLyssa corpMississaugaON$48.00–$55.00/hr
PlumberInfinity Group Construction Inc VancouverBC$45.00–$50.00/hr
PlumberZaetec Services LtdYellowknifeNT$45.00/hr
PlumberPlomberie FiableOutremontQC$45.15/hr
PlumberTrifecta plumbing & hvacMaple RidgeBC$40.00–$65.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of VictoriaVictoriaBC$60.00–$70.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of Red DeerRed DeerAB$55.00–$65.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of Scarborough, ONPort HopeON$70.00/hr
PlumberCity of White RockWhite RockBC$42.96–$50.76/hr
PlumberHabberJam Mechanical Inc.EdmontonAB$38.00–$60.00/hr
PlumberIsland HealthVictoriaBC$33.62/hr
PlumberSimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyBC$30.98/hr
PlumberPipe Genie Mfg IncBurnabyBC$32.00/hr
PlumberFairmont Le reine Elizabeth MontrealQC$34.63/hr
PlumberVancouver Coastal Health VancouverBC$34.42/hr
PlumberCity of Coquitlam CoquitlamBC$40.35-$47.69/hr
PlumberAll North Plumbing & HeatingHearstON$30.00-$31.00/hr
PlumberP.R.G.HOMES INC.SurreyBC$30.00/hr
PlumberFIRST CHOICE MAINTENANCE INCRichmondBC$34.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberAlka Pool ConstructionBurnabyBC$30.00-$39.00/hr
PlumberThe Eagles Enterprises Inc.North YorkON$45.00/hr
PlumberDhesi PlumbingSurreyBC$38.00/hr
PlumberJohn The PlumberOttawaON$34.00-$65.00/hr
PlumberInfinity Group Construction Inc BurlingtonON$30.00-$32.00/hr
PlumberDistrict of North VancouverVancouverBC$41.16-$48.64/hr
PlumberWild Rose School DivisionRocky Mountain HouseAB$33.64 -$36.14/hr
PlumberHy-Mark Mechanical GuelphON$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberWPG New Home IncWinnipegMB$32.00/hr
PlumberFraser HealthSurreyBC$33.62/hr
PlumberSave more lightingSurreyBC$30.00/hr
PlumberWhite's Plumbin & Heating (Taber) Ltd.TaberAB$30.00-$33.00/hr
PlumberVEP Mechanical LtdDartmouthNS$30.00-$33.00/hr
PlumberYork Catholic District School BoardYorkON$34.08/hr
PlumberOakridge Mechanical Inc.CalgaryAB$30.00-$37.00/hr
PlumberTHE Plumbing and Heating SHOPOromoctoNB$30.00/hr
PlumberFairmont Le reine Elizabeth MontrealQC$34.63/hr
PlumberAlberni School District 70
,Port Alberni,BC,$36.96/hr,Sep 2020,Jul 2021 - $37.70 ,36.96,BC,$36.96,
PlumberBurnaby School District 41BurnabyBC$35.62/hr
PlumberConstruction Labour Relations Association
of British Columbia"BC$37.76/hrSep 2020
PlumberCanadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378HamiltonON$32.88/hr
PlumberEnterprise Mechanical Systems, LtdNorth VancouverBC$30.00-$36.00/hr
PlumberBLUE PACIFIC DRYWALL LIMITEDReginaSK$32.00/hr
PlumberKirk Heating LimitedBedfordNS$30.00/hr
PlumberNu North MechanicalSudburyON$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberQueensway Carleton Hospital OttawaON$31.56/hr
PlumberTaillefer Plumbing & Heating Inc.GloucesterON$42.50/hr
PlumberLes Entreprises Réal Bérubé inc.Quebec CityQC$41.30/hr
PlumberAZ Plumbing & Gas (2017) IncAbbotsfordBC$35.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberA-1 Drainage Plumbing & Heating Ltd.VancouverBC$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberFraser Health BurnabyBC$33.62/hr
PlumberCanstar Mechanical LtdPort CoquitlamBC$30.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberPipe Genie Mfg IncBurnabyBC$32.00/hr
PlumberVEP Mechanical LtdDartmouthNS$30.00-$33.00/hr
PlumberVancouver Coastal Health VancouverBC$34.42/hr
PlumberCanstar Mechanical LtdPort CoquitlamBC$30.00-$32.00/hr
PlumberABM Plumbing & Heating Services IncEtobicokeON$37.00/hr
PlumberOakridge Mechanical Inc.CalgaryAB$30.00-$37.00/hr
PlumberLisi Mechanical Contractors Ltd.Port CoquitlamBC$30.00/hr
PlumberAlka Pool ConstructionBurnabyBC$30.00-$32.00/hr
PlumberAttar Contracting Ltd.SurreyBC$30.00/hr
PlumberHarris Plumbing Inc.NewmarketON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberNeumann Plumbing 79' LtdEdmontonAB$30.00-$36.00/hr
PlumberGoPro Plumbers Inc.Fall RiverNS$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberNew Gen Mechanical Ltd.SurreyBC$37.10/hr
PlumberK & M Construction LtdSurreyBC$32.00-$36.00/hr
PlumberLodder Brothers LimitedGuelphON$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberPlomberie CostelLachineQC$30.00-$38.00/hr
PlumberSaba Construction LtdSurreyBC$30.00/hr
PlumberAllstar MechanicalVancouverBC$39.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberP.R.G.HOMES INC.SurreyBC$30.00/hr
PlumberQuality First Plumbing & Heathing Services Ltd.PentictonBC$31.00-$34.00/hr
PlumberSULLIVAN MECHANICAL LTDPrince RupertBC$30.00-$36.00/hr
PlumberWes-Man Mechanical WinnipegMB$37.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberWPG New Home IncWinnipegMB$32.00/hr
PlumberParamount Service Ltd.WinnipegMB$38.00/hr
PlumberHaworth PlumbingThornhillBC$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberWPG New Home IncWinnipegMB$32.00/hr
PlumberAlka Pool ConstructionBurnabyBC$30.00-$32.00/hr
PlumberGroup 3 Plumbing Ltd.WinnipegMB$34.10/hr
PlumberSULLIVAN MECHANICAL LTDPrince RupertBC$30.00-$36.00/hr
PlumberFreeman MechanicalIngersollON$30.00-$38.00/hr
PlumberWaterworx MechanicalBoltonON$30.00-$41.00/hr
PlumberHarris Plumbing Inc.NewmarketON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberHundal Bros Plumbing and Heating LtdSurreyBC$42.00/hr
PlumberAZ Plumbing & Gas (2017) IncAbbotsfordBC$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberNew Gen Mechanical Ltd.SurreyBC$37.10/hr
PlumberParky's Heating & CoolingGoldenBC$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberQuality First Plumbing & Heathing Services Ltd.PentictonBC$30.00-$31.00/hr
PlumberNew Design Plumbing and HeatingBeaver BankNS$30.00/hr
PlumberSky High Plumbing and Heating LtdDeltaBC$39.00/hr
PlumberHAVEN FIRE PROTECTION LTD.SurreyBC$38.50/hr
PlumberLodder Brothers LimitedGuelphON$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberSchool District #36 (Surrey)SurreyBC$33.91/hr
PlumberCanstar Mechanical LtdPort CoquitlamBC$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberVEP Mechanical LtdDartmouthNS$30.00-$33.00/hr
PlumberTony Rhynold Electrical Plumbing & Heating LtdDartmouthNS$30.00/hr
PlumberAllstar MechanicalVancouverBC$32.00-$36.00/hr
PlumberAmber Mechanical Ltd.SurreyBC$38.00/hr
PlumberLMB Mechanical Ltd.MiltonON$49.75/hr
PlumberNuna Mechanical LtdIqaluitNU$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberColdstream Plumbing & HeatingMississaugaON$38.00/hr
PlumberG2 Mechanical ltd.WhistlerBC$36.00/hr
PlumberP.R.G.HOMES INC.SurreyBC$30.00/hr
PlumberPacific National ExhibitionVancouverBC$36.88/hr
PlumberCity of Prince GeorgePrince GeorgeBC$38.68/hr
PlumberFlowtek PlumbingMississaugaON$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of York, ON Richmond HillON$30.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberBlack Forest Plumbing Inc.NewmarketON$30.00-$50.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of London, ONLondonON$30.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberBurnett's Highland Plumbing Inc.NewmarketON$40.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberVeeda Inc. MechanicalKingstonON$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberHandyman Connection of VictoriaVictoriaBC$40.00-$50.00/hr
PlumberSouthern Cross Plumbing Inc.TorontoON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberPreferred Mechanical Inc.ScarboroughON$36.85-$38.00/hr
PlumberClonard Group Inc.Greater Toronto AreaON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberPlumb IncTorontoON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberiPLUMB IncTorontoON$37.00/hr
PlumberAnfield Mechanical ServicesMississaugaON$30.00-$38.00/hr
PlumberPeninsula PlumbingOwen SoundON$30.00/hr
PlumberBerry Plumbing LtdNorfolk CountyON$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberC. Brooks PlumbingKeswickON$32.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberVanguard Mechanical Ltd.Lower MainlandBC$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberDanron MechanicalWinnipegMB$35.00-$45.00/hr
PlumberJAYWAL MechanicalGreater Toronto AreaON$34.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberAllied Plumbing Heating & Air ConditioningBurnabyBC$32.00/hr
PlumberBest Plumbing IncTorontoON$30.00/hr
PlumberMummery Mechanical Ltd.CambridgeON$38.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberMJS MechanicalCalgaryAB$36.00/hr
PlumberJJM Mechanical Group LtdVancouverBC$32.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberLocal 324Vancouver IslandBC$38.14/hr
PlumberJ.G.Jackson and Associates Mechanical ContractorsMississaugaON$32.00-$34.00/hr
PlumberFlowtek Plumbing Ltd.TorontoON$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberNomodicEdmontonAB$36.00/hr
PlumberThunderbird Plumbing Solutions IncVictoriaBC$32.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberRodwell Mechanical Plumbing & HeatingTorontoON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberR&B Plumbing and Heating Ltd.North VancouverBC$30.00-$41.00/hr
PlumberFine Air Mechanical Ltd.BarrieON$32.00/hr
Plumber ForemanUnionized Plumbing ContractorsVancouverBC$50.13-$56.20/hr
PlumberPro North HeatingFort St. JohnBC$38.00/hr
PlumberUniversity of British Columbia VancouverBC$33.78/hr
PlumberJago Services Inc.Cambridge BayNU$35.00-$37.00/hr
PlumberMake a Future LangleyBC$30.79/hr
PlumberThe Great Indoors HVAC Company IncQuesnelBC$30.00-$35.00/hr
PlumberFirenza Plumbing & HeatingNorth YorkON$30.00/hr
PlumberCOVE MECHANICAL INCBurlingtonON$30.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberBest Home Mechanical LtdVancouverBC$41.00/hr
PlumberSchool District #61 (Greater Victoria)VictoriaBC$30.12/hr
PlumberVanguard Mechanical Ltd.Maple RidgeBC$35.00-$40.00/hr
PlumberVancouver Coastal HealthNorth VancouverBC$32.52/hr
PlumberFirenza Plumbing & HeatingNorth YorkON$30.00/hr
PlumberFraser HealthNew WestminsterBC$31.76/hr
PlumberMr. Rooter Plumbing of Ottawa OttawaON$37.57/hr
PlumberThe Ottawa HospitalOttawaON$30.87/hr
PlumberNIJABAT CONTRACTING INC.BramptonON$30.00/hr

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