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Plumbing schools in Arizona

Arizona has 4 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Arizona, expect to start around $45,640–$49,590 and reach a median of $62,070 with experience; the top quarter earn $79,610 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Arizona

$45,640starting (10th percentile)
$49,590early career (25th)
$62,070median, all experience
$79,610experienced (75th)
$100,120top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 11,810 employed in Arizona. National median: $63,800.

Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in Arizona
91credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Arizona)
$30,730median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: PrescottTempeTucsonYuma

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Rio Salado College Tempe Public 83 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Yavapai College Prescott Public 4 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Arizona Western College Yuma Public 2 not reported not reported 20% not reported
Pima Community College Tucson Public 2 not reported not reported 28% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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