How much does a plumber cost in Boston, MA?
Median from 5,419 real permits · 2025–2026
$7,500
Typical range $2,500 – $25,000 (middle 50% of permits)
The median plumber permit in Boston, MA is declared at $7,500, with a typical $2,500–$25,000 range.
Data through 2025–2026last verified
That figure is the median declared construction value from 5,419 real Boston, MA building permits for plumberwork — a public-record benchmark, not a quote or guarantee. It's a floor (self-declared, it can exclude some labor and markup), so treat it as the honest baseline, then get quotes.
Is a plumber quote of $7,500 fair in Boston, MA?
Public permit data puts the typical plumber range in Boston, MA at $2,500–$25,000, with a declared-value median of $7,500.
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| Boston, MA | $7,500 | n=5,419 |
| Massachusetts (state median) | $7,500 | n=5,419 |
| National (indexed metros) | $3,000 | n=225,182 |
Plumber cost in other cities
- Miami, FL: $1,500
- Las Vegas, NV: $1,800
- Burlington, VT: $1,990
- Dallas, TX: $2,000
- Lynchburg, VA: $2,000
- Mesa, AZ: $2,100
- Orlando, FL: $2,475
- Providence, RI: $3,075
- Boulder, CO: $3,500
- Kansas City, MO: $3,600
- Cincinnati, OH: $3,602
- Baltimore, MD: $4,000
- Buffalo, NY: $4,361
- Cary, NC: $4,475
- Boise, ID: $4,558
- Cape Coral, FL: $4,985
- Greensboro, NC: $5,500
- Atlanta, GA: $6,500
- Cleveland, OH: $7,200
Other trades in Boston, MA
Source: real public building permits, Boston, MA. Median + interquartile range, 5,419 permits, 2025–2026. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0). Download this data (JSON).