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Plumber License Requirements Compared Across States

Every state below has been researched for Plumber licensing and verified against an official source, and each links through to the full state page. Sort any column to find the cheapest, fastest, or lightest-continuing-education path.

States compared
51
Training hours
240–12,000
Upfront cost
$40–$675
Alabama$110$2354 hrsEvery 1 year
Alaska8000 hrs$25016 hrsEvery 2 years
Arizona$127$477Every 2 years
Arkansas$150Every 1 year
California$650Every 2 years
Colorado6800 hrs$12016 hrsEvery 2 years
Connecticut8000 hrs$905 hrsEvery 1 year
Delaware$1735 hrsEvery 2 years
District of Columbia8000 hrs$175Every 2 years
Florida8000 hrs$430$67514 hrsEvery 2 years
Georgia$408 hrsEvery 2 years
Hawaii10000 hrs$90$130Every 3 years
Idaho8000 hrs$51.9Every 3 years
Illinois$175Every 1 year
Indiana6400 hrs$75$105Every 2 years
Iowa$99$2798 hrsEvery 3 years
Kansas
Kentucky$1206 hrsEvery 1 year
Louisiana8000 hrs$125$3103.5 hrsEvery 1 year
Maine4000 hrs$65$330Every 2 years
Maryland7500 hrs$65$108.5Every 2 years
Massachusetts550 hrs$160$24312 hrsEvery 2 years
Michigan6000 hrs$100$140Every 1 year
Minnesota$50$9816 hrsEvery 2 years
Mississippi$240$640Every 1 year
Missouri
Montana7500 hrs$2704 hrsEvery 1 year
Nebraska
Nevada8000 hrs$3408 hrsEvery 3 years
New Hampshire8000 hrs$90$2806 hrsEvery 2 years
New Jersey8000 hrs$75
New Mexico4000 hrs$137.76$212.7616 hrsEvery 3 years
New York
North Carolina4000 hrs$150$300Every 1 year
North Dakota7600 hrs$50$200Every 2 years
Ohio$25$7510 hrsEvery 1 year
Oklahoma$756 hrsEvery 3 years
Oregon8276 hrs$10024 hrsEvery 3 years
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island8576 hrs$75$147Every 1 year
South Carolina$355Every 2 years
South Dakota7600 hrs$100$1504 hrsEvery 1 year
Tennessee$53$128Every 2 years
Texas8000 hrs$108.5$188.56 hrsEvery 1 year
Utah576 hrs$163$27312 hrsEvery 2 years
Vermont12000 hrs$80$1708 hrsEvery 2 years
Virginia240 hrs$100$271.753 hrsEvery 3 years
Washington8000 hrs$80$524.824 hrsEvery 3 years
West Virginia$59.95$134.95Every 1 year
Wisconsin576 hrs$180$37024 hrsEvery 4 years
Wyoming

Total upfront fees = application fee + license fee + exam fees, from each state's fee schedule. Exam fee total is exam fees only. "—" means the figure wasn't found or doesn't apply in that state.