Paid apprenticeship
ELLENSBURG, WA · Union
Year-one pay
From day one
Journey rate
On completion
Term
+ 288 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
29 listings on file
Plumber programs in Washington
27 registered apprenticeships and 2 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order is fixed and nobody can pay to change it.
What the job pays in Washington
$81,030median, per year
This is what plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters earn across Washington, 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
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Paid apprenticeships · 27
These pay you from day one. No tuition.
Paid apprenticeship
Bellevue, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$21.86/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$54.65/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,080 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Olympia, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$23.61/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$33.73/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,080 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pasco, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$24.82/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$55.16/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 200 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pasco, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$29.34/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$65.20/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,000 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pasco, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$15.68/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$31.35/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 627 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pasco, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$29.34/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$65.20/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,000 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Richland, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$41.03/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$54.70/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 519 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Burlington, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$42.13/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$70.22/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 864 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Burlington, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$19.69/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$28.13/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 657 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Burlington, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$35.11/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$70.22/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 216 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Burlington, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$21.21/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$42.41/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 523 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Burlington, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$35.11/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$70.22/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 876 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Freeland, WA
Year-one pay
$22.37/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$33.90/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 648 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$20.56/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.39/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 864 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$23.13/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.39/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,134 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Inland Empire Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Apprenticeship Training Committee
Residential Plumber
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$25.70/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.39/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 864 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$23.13/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.39/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,135 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane Valley, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$17.78/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$39.50/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 754 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
South Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$30.19/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$71.89/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$36.36/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$66.10/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 511 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$38.61/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$77.21/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,080 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$32.03/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$45.76/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 746 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$38.61/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$77.21/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,233 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$38.61/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$77.21/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,178 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$36.36/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$66.10/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 760 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Lakewood, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$28.25/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$56.50/hr
On completion
Term
10,000 hrs
+ 1,100 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Price on file
Trade schools · 2
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Bremerton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,172
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$20,047
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,139
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a plumber apprenticeship29 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.