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AI for plumbers in Boston
The Boston metro area had 2,179 plumbers in 2022, the 6th most of 387 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 22,825 people at an average of $89,861 a year. 79% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.
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Plumbers in Boston vs the US
| Boston metro | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses | 2,179 | 109,601 |
| People employed | 22,825 | 1,176,759 |
| Average staff per business | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| Average yearly pay per employee | $89,861 | $69,883 |
| Share with fewer than 10 staff | 79% | 77% |
Pay here is 29% higher than the national average for plumbers, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average plumbing company here has 10.5 people on payroll, about the same as the US figure of 10.7.
How big plumbers in Boston are
Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.
Plumbers by county in the Boston area
Middlesex County has the most, with 771 of the metro's 2,179 (35%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Boston ranks 1st for average pay and 5th for the share of small firms.
| County | Businesses | Employees | Avg pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 771 | 9,314 | $91,836 |
| Norfolk County | 365 | 4,746 | $96,898 |
| Essex County | 335 | 2,657 | $81,658 |
| Plymouth County | 315 | 3,268 | $90,854 |
| Rockingham County | 212 | 1,526 | $75,726 |
| Suffolk County | 132 | 978 | $83,704 |
| Strafford County | 49 | 336 | $73,036 |
Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.
Where AI helps a plumbing company first
A plumber should automate the phone first, because every call you miss while under a sink is a job that goes to the next name on Google. After that come quotes, dispatch notes and follow-up on estimates. AI sorts and drafts, and you stay in charge of diagnosis, safety and price.
What your team's admin hours cost in Boston
Change any number. The starting values are the Boston averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.
Those hours cost you$172,000 a year
The share you would hand off$51,600 a year
Hours your team gets back1,200 a year
See what we would build for thisGuides for plumbers, one job each
- Get more customers for plumbers
- Never miss a call for plumbers
- Follow up automatically for plumbers
- Booking and scheduling for plumbers
- More reviews for plumbers
- Marketing and content for plumbers
- Show up on Google and ChatGPT for plumbers
- Cut admin and paperwork for plumbers
- A dashboard that runs itself for plumbers
Plumbers in other big metros
| Metro | Businesses | Avg pay | Rank of 387 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 3,681 | $76,331 | 2nd |
| New York | 7,675 | $77,906 | 1st |
| Chicago | 3,093 | $83,854 | 3rd |
| Miami | 2,568 | $56,124 | 4th |
| Dallas | 2,336 | $71,468 | 5th |
| Houston | 1,890 | $70,078 | 8th |
| Atlanta | 1,783 | $69,301 | 9th |
| Washington | 1,663 | $76,189 | 11th |
| Philadelphia | 2,113 | $80,593 | 7th |
Where these numbers come from
From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors), for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (7 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.
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