What contractors charge per hour
A fair hourly range for 26 trades in every city we cover, worked out from what each trade is actually paid in your metro.
- Median wagefor the trade in your metro, BLS May 2025
- × 2 to 2.5payroll costs, insurance, vehicles, overhead and profit
- = Hourly ratewhat a licensed business usually bills
Hourly rates in Phoenix
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro wages. Estimates, not quotes.
General contractors
$114–$142 an hourMedian wage $56.90 (construction managers)
465 licensed in Phoenix All citiesElectricians
$59–$74 an hourMedian wage $29.43 (electricians)
108 licensed in Phoenix All citiesHVAC contractors
$59–$74 an hourMedian wage $29.41 (heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers)
281 licensed in Phoenix All citiesPlumbers
$61–$77 an hourMedian wage $30.65 (plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters)
240 licensed in Phoenix All citiesHouse painters
$47–$59 an hourMedian wage $23.49 (painters, construction and maintenance)
169 licensed in Phoenix All citiesRoofers
$46–$57 an hourMedian wage $22.96 (roofers)
170 licensed in Phoenix All citiesLandscapers
$38–$47 an hourMedian wage $18.82 (landscaping and groundskeeping workers)
162 licensed in Phoenix All citiesFlooring contractors
$43–$54 an hourMedian wage $21.51 (floor layers, except carpet, wood and hard tiles)
225 licensed in Phoenix All citiesCabinet and carpentry contractors
$58–$73 an hourMedian wage $29.00 (carpenters)
426 licensed in Phoenix All citiesTile contractors
$51–$64 an hourMedian wage $25.72 (tile and stone setters)
198 licensed in Phoenix All citiesSecurity system installers
$58–$73 an hourMedian wage $29.21 (security and fire alarm systems installers)
132 licensed in Phoenix All citiesConcrete contractors
$57–$71 an hourMedian wage $28.49 (cement masons and concrete finishers)
158 licensed in Phoenix All citiesPool builders
$45–$56 an hourMedian wage $22.56 (construction laborers)
136 licensed in Phoenix All citiesDrywall contractors
$50–$63 an hourMedian wage $25.13 (drywall and ceiling tile installers)
349 licensed in Phoenix All citiesWindow and glass contractors
$55–$69 an hourMedian wage $27.49 (glaziers)
118 licensed in Phoenix All citiesMasonry contractors
$57–$71 an hourMedian wage $28.55 (brickmasons and blockmasons)
71 licensed in Phoenix All citiesMovers
$43–$54 an hourMedian wage $21.61 (laborers and freight, stock and material movers, hand)
33 licensed in Phoenix All citiesPest control companies
$43–$54 an hourMedian wage $21.49 (pest control workers)
165 licensed in Phoenix All citiesGarage door contractors
$47–$59 an hourMedian wage $23.52 (maintenance and repair workers, general)
All citiesLocksmiths
$43–$53 an hourMedian wage $21.37 (locksmiths and safe repairers)
All citiesFence contractors
$45–$56 an hourMedian wage $22.30 (fence erectors)
53 licensed in Phoenix All citiesAsbestos removal contractors
$49–$61 an hourMedian wage $24.29 (hazardous materials removal workers)
All citiesInsulation contractors
$41–$51 an hourMedian wage $20.35 (insulation workers, floor, ceiling and wall)
56 licensed in Phoenix All citiesSolar installers
$49–$62 an hourMedian wage $24.61 (solar photovoltaic installers)
All citiesSeptic contractors
$61–$77 an hourMedian wage $30.65 (plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters)
13 licensed in Phoenix All citiesWater treatment contractors
$46–$58 an hourMedian wage $23.07 (home appliance repairers)
20 licensed in Phoenix All cities
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, median hourly wage by metro area. The 2–2.5× billing multiple is our assumption; real quotes vary with the job, materials and season.
Sources
- General contractors: Construction managers (SOC 11-9021)
- Electricians: Electricians (SOC 47-2111)
- HVAC contractors: Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers (SOC 49-9021)
- Plumbers: Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters (SOC 47-2152)
- House painters: Painters, construction and maintenance (SOC 47-2141)
- Roofers: Roofers (SOC 47-2181)
- Landscapers: Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (SOC 37-3011)
- Flooring contractors: Floor layers, except carpet, wood and hard tiles (SOC 47-2042)
- Cabinet and carpentry contractors: Carpenters (SOC 47-2031)
- Tile contractors: Tile and stone setters (SOC 47-2044)
- Security system installers: Security and fire alarm systems installers (SOC 49-2098)
- Concrete contractors: Cement masons and concrete finishers (SOC 47-2051)
- Pool builders: Construction laborers (SOC 47-2061)
- Drywall contractors: Drywall and ceiling tile installers (SOC 47-2081)
- Window and glass contractors: Glaziers (SOC 47-2121)
- Masonry contractors: Brickmasons and blockmasons (SOC 47-2021)
- Movers: Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, hand (SOC 53-7062)
- Pest control companies: Pest control workers (SOC 37-2021)
- Garage door contractors: Maintenance and repair workers, general (SOC 49-9071)
- Locksmiths: Locksmiths and safe repairers (SOC 49-9094)
- Fence contractors: Fence erectors (SOC 47-4031)
- Asbestos removal contractors: Hazardous materials removal workers (SOC 47-4041)
- Insulation contractors: Insulation workers, floor, ceiling and wall (SOC 47-2131)
- Solar installers: Solar photovoltaic installers (SOC 47-2231)
- Septic contractors: Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters (SOC 47-2152)
- Water treatment contractors: Home appliance repairers (SOC 49-9031)
- BLS OEWS wage tables