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AI for plumbers in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia metro area had 2,113 plumbers in 2022, the 7th most of 387 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 24,881 people at an average of $80,593 a year. 77% 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 Philadelphia vs the US

Philadelphia metroUnited States
Businesses2,113109,601
People employed24,8811,176,759
Average staff per business11.810.7
Average yearly pay per employee$80,593$69,883
Share with fewer than 10 staff77%77%

Pay here is 15% 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 11.8 people on payroll, 10% higher than the US figure of 10.7.

How big plumbers in Philadelphia are

Fewer than 5 staff1,269 (60%) US 58%
5 to 9356 (17%) US 19%
10 to 19240 (11%) US 12%
20 to 49161 (8%) US 7%
50 or more84 (4%) US 4%

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

Plumbers by county in the Philadelphia area

Bucks County has the most, with 394 of the metro's 2,113 (19%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Philadelphia ranks 3rd for average pay and 7th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Bucks County3943,994$83,498
Montgomery County3283,983$87,719
Delaware County2582,203$84,511
Philadelphia County2293,329$99,496
Chester County2172,073$79,540
Camden County1823,154$69,016
New Castle County1783,167$69,433
Burlington County1451,371$64,751
Gloucester County1251,094$74,946
Salem County29303$63,168
Cecil County28210$60,048

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 Philadelphia

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

Those hours cost you$187,200 a year

The share you would hand off$56,160 a year

Hours your team gets back1,440 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
Dallas2,336$71,4685th
Houston1,890$70,0788th
Atlanta1,783$69,3019th
Washington1,663$76,18911th
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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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