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$7,500n=5,419
Massachusetts (state median)$7,500n=5,419
National (indexed metros)$3,000n=225,182

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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).

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