What the job should actually cost.

Every cost guide you have read tonight was paid for by a contractor who wants to send you a contractor. These are not. Pick the job, pick the city, get a band with a date on it.

Edition 29 Aug 2026 · no plumber pays us anything

By job

JobNational band

Burst or leaking supply line$150–$500 Water heater replacement$600–$3,100 Main sewer line clog cleared$175–$900 Toilet replacement$220–$800 Leaking pipe repair inside a wall$150–$1,100 Faucet replacement$120–$480 Garbage disposal replacement$175–$700 Sump pump replacement$400–$1,500 Whole-house repipe in PEX$4,500–$9,000 After-hours emergency call-out$100–$250

By city

Twelve metros, ranked by what a plumber earns there. The figure beside each is an after-hours emergency call-out fee — the cheapest line on any 2am invoice, and the one nobody quotes you on the phone.

New York NY$175–$445 Chicago IL$160–$395 Philadelphia PA$150–$370 Seattle WA$135–$335 Los Angeles CA$125–$310 San Diego CA$110–$275 Denver CO$100–$250 Phoenix AZ$100–$245 Houston TX$90–$220 Dallas TX$85–$215 Atlanta GA$85–$210 San Antonio TX$80–$200

How we price

National band from published US cost guides, 2026 editions. Adjusted for this metro by scaling only the labour share of the job by the metro's median plumber wage against the national median of $34.70/hr (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Parts are not scaled.

Comparable quotes from this metro in our Price book: 0. This band is derived from national guides and local wage data, not from local quotes. We will say so on this page until it is not true.

If you think a figure here is wrong, write to pricebook@getitplumming.com with the quote. Corrections go into the next edition and we do not argue with an invoice.

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