Great Bend, KS · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
9 listings on file
No sponsor in Kansas has published a wage scale, so we can name the 4 registered apprenticeships below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in Kansas
$65,220median, per year
This is what plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn across Kansas, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $63,800.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2152 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Kansas is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Plumber programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
4 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Great Bend, KS · Public
Net price / yr
$9,905
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,501
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
El Dorado, KS · Public
Net price / yr
$15,724
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Overland Park, KS · Public
Net price / yr
$14,176
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Topeka, KS · Public
Net price / yr
$8,607
After grant aid
Median debt
$18,127
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
68%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Chanute, KS · Public
Net price / yr
$10,271
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a plumber apprenticeship9 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.