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AI for plumbers in Dallas

The Dallas metro area had 2,336 plumbers in 2022, the 5th most of 387 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 29,605 people at an average of $71,468 a year. 75% 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 Dallas vs the US

Dallas metroUnited States
Businesses2,336109,601
People employed29,6051,176,759
Average staff per business12.710.7
Average yearly pay per employee$71,468$69,883
Share with fewer than 10 staff75%77%

Pay here is about the same as the national average for plumbers, so an hour of admin costs about what it does elsewhere. The average plumbing company here has 12.7 people on payroll, 18% higher than the US figure of 10.7.

How big plumbers in Dallas are

Fewer than 5 staff1,281 (55%) US 58%
5 to 9469 (20%) US 19%
10 to 19278 (12%) US 12%
20 to 49192 (8%) US 7%
50 or more114 (5%) US 4%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Plumbers by county in the Dallas area

Dallas County has the most, with 713 of the metro's 2,336 (31%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Dallas ranks 7th for average pay and 9th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Dallas County71312,335$76,881
Tarrant County6158,729$66,676
Collin County2712,732$72,563
Denton County2132,036$76,830
Ellis County101879$65,625
Johnson County88628$57,925
Kaufman County88602$62,306
Parker County82558$61,932
Hunt County62373$57,855
Rockwall County59490$62,224
Wise County44243$51,893

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 Dallas

Change any number. The starting values are the Dallas averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$176,800 a year

The share you would hand off$53,040 a year

Hours your team gets back1,560 a year

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Guides for plumbers, one job each

Plumbers in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles3,681$76,3312nd
New York7,675$77,9061st
Chicago3,093$83,8543rd
Miami2,568$56,1244th
Houston1,890$70,0788th
Atlanta1,783$69,3019th
Washington1,663$76,18911th
Philadelphia2,113$80,5937th
Boston2,179$89,8616th

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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (11 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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