# Plumbing license: US Plumbing Licence Table

> The US Plumbing Licence Table carries 12 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages, from 7.25 to 188 USD, read 26 September 2026.

RoughInDesk · https://roughindesk.com/datasets/us-plumbing-licence-table/ · computed 2026-10-05

**Range of the published figures:** 7.25 to 188 USD (range 7.25 to 188 USD; 12 sources with a figure; 5 of 10 sources read publish one).

5 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 4 publish none, read 26 September 2026.

## By state

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| state VA technology fee | 7.25 USD | 7.25 to 7.25 USD | 1 |
| state TX journeyman on-the-job hours | 8,000 hour | 8,000 to 8,000 hour | 1 |
| state TX journeyman exam fee | 40 USD | 40 to 40 USD | 1 |
| state TX journeyman initial licence fee | 40 USD | 40 to 40 USD | 1 |
| state TX journeyman renewal fee | 40 USD | 40 to 40 USD | 1 |
| state TX late renewal under 90 days | 20 USD | 20 to 20 USD | 1 |
| state TX late renewal over 90 days | 40 USD | 40 to 40 USD | 1 |
| state MN apprentice initial application fee | 14 USD | 14 to 14 USD | 1 |
| state MN apprentice renewal fee | 19 USD | 19 to 19 USD | 1 |
| state MN master exam fee | 50 USD | 50 to 50 USD | 1 |
| state MN wait to retake the exam | 30 day | 30 to 30 day | 1 |
| state MN continuing education hours | 16 hour | 16 to 16 hour | 1 |
| state MN journeyworker renewal fee | 53 USD | 53 to 53 USD | 1 |
| state MN master renewal fee | 93 USD | 93 to 93 USD | 1 |
| state MN contractor licence fee | 188 USD | 188 to 188 USD | 1 |
| state MN notice on loss of the responsible individual | 15 day | 15 to 15 day | 1 |
| state MI minimum age | 18 year | 18 to 18 year | 1 |
| state MI journey experience hours | 6,000 hour | 6,000 to 6,000 hour | 1 |
| state MI exam application deadline | 30 day | 30 to 30 day | 1 |
| state MI master experience hours | 4,000 hour | 4,000 to 4,000 hour | 1 |
| state MI licence lapse limit | 2 year | 2 to 2 year | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) | 8,000 hour | TX journeyman on-the-job hours | 2026-09-26 |
| [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information) | 6,000 hour | MI journey experience hours | 2026-09-26 |
| [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information) | 4,000 hour | MI master experience hours | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing contractor licensing basics](https://dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/plumbing-contractor-licensing-basics) | 188 USD | MN contractor licence fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 93 USD | MN master renewal fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 53 USD | MN journeyworker renewal fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 50 USD | MN master exam fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) | 40 USD | TX journeyman exam fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) | 40 USD | TX journeyman initial licence fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) | 40 USD | TX journeyman renewal fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) | 40 USD | TX late renewal over 90 days | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 30 day | MN wait to retake the exam | 2026-09-26 |
| [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information) | 30 day | MI exam application deadline | 2026-09-26 |
| [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) | 20 USD | TX late renewal under 90 days | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 19 USD | MN apprentice renewal fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information) | 18 year | MI minimum age | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 16 hour | MN continuing education hours | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing contractor licensing basics](https://dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/plumbing-contractor-licensing-basics) | 15 day | MN notice on loss of the responsible individual | 2026-09-26 |
| [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) | 14 USD | MN apprentice initial application fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [Virginia DPOR - Board for Contractors, tradesman](https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen) | 7.25 USD | VA technology fee | 2026-09-26 |
| [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information) | 2 year | MI licence lapse limit | 2026-09-26 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (21)

- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/), read 2026-09-26: "you are currently registered as a Plumber’s Apprentice or currently licensed as a Tradesman Plumber-Limited in Texas or currently licensed as Journeyman Plumber or Master Plumber in another state; you have at least 8,000 hours of experience working in the plumbing trade; and"
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information), read 2026-09-26: "Has not less than 6,000 hours experience attained over a period of not less than 3 years as an actively registered plumbing apprentice in the practical installation of plumbing under the supervision of a licensed master or journey plumber."
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information), read 2026-09-26: "Must have 4,000 hours experience in work as a journey plumber over a period of not less than 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing contractor licensing basics](https://dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/plumbing-contractor-licensing-basics), read 2026-09-26: "The initial license application and license renewal fee is $188."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "The master plumber renewal fee is $93 (late fee of $40 added for late renewals)."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "The journeyworker renewal fee is $53 (late fee of $20 added for late renewals)."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "Apply online to take the exam and pay the $50 exam fee."
- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/), read 2026-09-26: "Exam Fee: $40"
- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/), read 2026-09-26: "Initial License Fee: $40"
- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/), read 2026-09-26: "Renewal Fee: $40*"
- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/), read 2026-09-26: "Late Renewal Fee (expired more than 90 days): $40"
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "If you do not pass the exam you must wait 30 days before reapplying"
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information), read 2026-09-26: "DEADLINE FOR EACH EXAM IS 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EXAM DATE"
- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/), read 2026-09-26: "Late Renewal Fee (expired less than 90 days): $20"
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "Pay a $19 renewal fee."
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information), read 2026-09-26: "Journey Plumber License Must be at least 18 years of age."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "To renew your license: Complete 16 hours of DLI-approved continuing education (at least eight hours must relate to the State Plumbing Code)."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing contractor licensing basics](https://dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/plumbing-contractor-licensing-basics), read 2026-09-26: "Notify DLI in writing within 15 days of the loss of your responsible licensed individual."
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics), read 2026-09-26: "Apply online and pay the $14 initial application fee."
- [Virginia DPOR - Board for Contractors, tradesman](https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen), read 2026-09-26: "Technology Fee: Effective July 1, 2026, certain fees include a separate Technology Fee of $7.25 per year, pursuant to 2026’s House Bill 30."
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information), read 2026-09-26: "Any lapses in licensure in the 2 years immediately preceding the application will not meet requirements."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Washington L&I - plumber certification](https://www.lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/plumbing/plumber-certification/), read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Minnesota eLicense - master plumber](https://mn.gov/elicense/a-z/?id=1083-230999), read 2026-09-26: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing unit](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/plumbing-unit), read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [California CSLB - C-36 plumbing classification](https://www.cslb.ca.gov/About_Us/Library/Licensing_Classifications/C-36_-_Plumbing.aspx), read 2026-09-26: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 5 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 4 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 17 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per state per licence level, each figure quoted verbatim from the board's own page with its effective date: on-the-job hours, classroom hours, exam, fee, bond and insurance, and the states it reciprocates with; the reciprocity map - which licence travels where - is the derivation, because no board publishes the other forty-nine

## Sources

- [Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners - journeyman](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Washington L&I - plumber certification](https://www.lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/plumbing/plumber-certification/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing license basics](https://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/plumber/plumbing-license-basics) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Minnesota DLI - plumbing contractor licensing basics](https://dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/plumbing-contractor-licensing-basics) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Minnesota eLicense - master plumber](https://mn.gov/elicense/a-z/?id=1083-230999) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing examination, licensing and registration](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/plumbing-examination-licensing-registration-application-information) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Michigan LARA - plumbing unit](https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/plumbing-unit) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [California CSLB - C-36 plumbing classification](https://www.cslb.ca.gov/About_Us/Library/Licensing_Classifications/C-36_-_Plumbing.aspx) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Virginia DPOR - Board for Contractors, tradesman](https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Massachusetts 248 CMR 11.00 - education and experience standards for licensure](https://www.mass.gov/doc/248-cmr-11-education-and-experience-standards-and-requirements-for-licensure/download) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Florida DBPR construction industry licensing](https://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/construction-industry/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [the licensing authority per state](https://tsbpe.texas.gov/license-types/journeyman/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The US Plumbing Licence Table carries 12 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages, from 7.25 to 188 USD, read 26 September 2026.
- 5 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 4 publish none, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state VA technology fee: median 7.25 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state TX journeyman on-the-job hours: median 8,000 hour across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state TX journeyman exam fee: median 40 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state TX journeyman initial licence fee: median 40 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state TX journeyman renewal fee: median 40 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state TX late renewal under 90 days: median 20 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state TX late renewal over 90 days: median 40 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN apprentice initial application fee: median 14 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN apprentice renewal fee: median 19 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN master exam fee: median 50 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN wait to retake the exam: median 30 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN continuing education hours: median 16 hour across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN journeyworker renewal fee: median 53 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN master renewal fee: median 93 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN contractor licence fee: median 188 USD across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MN notice on loss of the responsible individual: median 15 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MI minimum age: median 18 year across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MI journey experience hours: median 6,000 hour across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MI exam application deadline: median 30 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MI master experience hours: median 4,000 hour across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- US Plumbing Licence Table, state MI licence lapse limit: median 2 year across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.

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