City of Seattle / Finance and Administrative Service / Plumber
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
3 employees hold this title in Finance and Administrative Service. Median total compensation for the role is $129,813, above the department median of $115,565.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, the median wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — about 6,350 people — is $95,230. Finance and Administrative Service pays a median base salary of $129,813 for this role, 36% above that figure — about the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters across every employer in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Finance and Administrative Service’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — about 465,840 people — is $63,800. Finance and Administrative Service’s median base salary is 103% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Finance and Administrative Service is $129,813, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Plumber is held in 3 City of Seattle departments. In Finance and Administrative Service, the median of $129,813 ranks #1 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Plumber role in other City of Seattledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In City of Seattle, the median of $129,813 ranks #5 of 25. See Plumber across all of City of Seattle →
Median total compensation for comparable Plumber roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Plumber/Finance and Administrative Service
Koy Saechao is a Plumber at Finance and Administrative Service. 2024 total compensation came to $129,813.
Plumber/Finance and Administrative Service
Rachel Willey holds the role of Plumber at Finance and Administrative Service. In 2024, their total compensation was $129,813.
Plumber/Finance and Administrative Service
Christian Hansen works as a Plumber for Finance and Administrative Service. Christian earned $129,813 in 2024.