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Best States for Plumber

Compare the best states for Plumber using salary, licensing timeline, fees, and CredentialCompass data quality signals.

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Overall Score

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Top 10 best states for Plumber

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Rank	State	Overall Score	Median Salary	Timeline	Initial Fee	Details
#1	IllinoisIL	70/100	$96,200	N/A	See agency	View guide
#2	OregonOR	64/100	$93,110	N/A	See agency	View guide
#3	MassachusettsMA	59/100	$83,260	N/A	See agency	View guide
#4	AlaskaAK	56/100	$83,090	N/A	See agency	View guide
#5	MinnesotaMN	56/100	$83,280	N/A	See agency	View guide
#6	HawaiiHI	55/100	$78,540	N/A	See agency	View guide
#7	New YorkNY	55/100	$78,460	N/A	See agency	View guide
#8	WashingtonWA	55/100	$79,070	N/A	See agency	View guide
#9	WisconsinWI	55/100	$78,510	N/A	See agency	View guide
#10	MichiganMI	54/100	$77,030	N/A	See agency	View guide
#11	MontanaMT	54/100	$77,930	N/A	See agency	View guide
#12	New JerseyNJ	54/100	$77,160	N/A	See agency	View guide
#13	ConnecticutCT	49/100	$73,080	N/A	See agency	View guide
#14	PennsylvaniaPA	45/100	$66,650	N/A	See agency	View guide
#15	CaliforniaCA	43/100	$68,390	N/A	See agency	View guide
#16	DelawareDE	43/100	$64,300	N/A	See agency	View guide
#17	IndianaIN	43/100	$64,560	N/A	See agency	View guide
#18	LouisianaLA	43/100	$64,720	N/A	See agency	View guide
#19	Rhode IslandRI	43/100	$64,630	N/A	See agency	View guide
#20	ColoradoCO	41/100	$63,610	N/A	See agency	View guide
#21	KansasKS	41/100	$62,820	N/A	See agency	View guide
#22	KentuckyKY	41/100	$62,370	N/A	See agency	View guide
#23	MaineME	41/100	$61,890	N/A	See agency	View guide
#24	MissouriMO	41/100	$62,090	N/A	See agency	View guide
#25	New HampshireNH	41/100	$62,030	N/A	See agency	View guide
#26	North DakotaND	41/100	$62,670	N/A	See agency	View guide
#27	VermontVT	40/100	$60,550	N/A	See agency	View guide
#28	WyomingWY	40/100	$61,480	N/A	See agency	View guide
#29	IowaIA	39/100	$61,230	N/A	See agency	View guide
#30	MarylandMD	39/100	$63,270	N/A	See agency	View guide
#31	NevadaNV	39/100	$60,120	N/A	See agency	View guide
#32	VirginiaVA	39/100	$59,560	N/A	See agency	View guide
#33	ArizonaAZ	38/100	$61,940	N/A	See agency	View guide
#34	NebraskaNE	38/100	$62,880	N/A	See agency	View guide
#35	OhioOH	38/100	$62,530	N/A	See agency	View guide
#36	TexasTX	38/100	$58,560	N/A	See agency	View guide
#37	UtahUT	38/100	$61,680	N/A	See agency	View guide
#38	IdahoID	37/100	$57,380	N/A	See agency	View guide
#39	MississippiMS	37/100	$57,960	N/A	See agency	View guide
#40	New MexicoNM	36/100	$59,660	N/A	See agency	View guide
#41	TennesseeTN	36/100	$57,730	N/A	See agency	View guide
#42	OklahomaOK	35/100	$54,840	N/A	See agency	View guide
#43	GeorgiaGA	34/100	$56,290	N/A	See agency	View guide
#44	South CarolinaSC	32/100	$54,840	N/A	See agency	View guide
#45	AlabamaAL	31/100	$53,840	N/A	See agency	View guide
#46	FloridaFL	31/100	$50,540	N/A	See agency	View guide
#47	ArkansasAR	30/100	$49,700	N/A	See agency	View guide
#48	North CarolinaNC	30/100	$50,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#49	West VirginiaWV	30/100	$49,630	N/A	See agency	View guide
#50	South DakotaSD	28/100	$50,790	N/A	See agency	View guide

Methodology

The overall ranking weighs median salary at 40%, licensing timeline at 25%, initial licensing fee at 20%, and source/data quality at 15%.

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