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Plumbing Work Cost in Cary, NC: what the permits say

How much does plumbing work cost in Cary? The usual plumbing job filed with Cary is $5,512, from 825 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $4,100 and $8,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$5,512usual filed value
$4,100–$8,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
825priced permits (100% of 827)
106firms on file
10days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does plumbing work cost in Cary?

The usual plumbing job filed with Cary is $5,512, from 825 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $4,100 and $8,000. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A plumbing permit here usually takes 10 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 825 priced permits across 105 firms, pooled into one. Half of Cary plumbing permits were filed between $3,400 and $10,400.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$1,8001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$3,4001 in 4 filed below
50th$5,800the middle permit
75th$10,4001 in 4 filed above
90th$13,3001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Wake County parcel values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $508,964$5,00033130
Middle third$508,964–$643,820$4,18733494
Upper third$651,022 and up$10,50034196

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Cary Plumbing Co.373128$4,187$3,300–$10,16094.1%
Waite Plumbing Inc12549$10,500$8,400–$12,00098.2%
American Residential3316$8,164$5,939–$10,32386.8%
Bizzy Bee Plumbing Inc328$4,368$3,450–$7,97591.5%
Sweetwater Plumbing, LLC118$4,500$3,900–$5,834—
Streamline Services136$7,700$6,900–$15,0006 of 7
Arcane Plumbing Solutions LLC135$11,200$10,000–$13,0008 of 9
Michael & Son Services85$2,360$2,255–$3,218—
Jacuzzi Bath Remodel55$17,000$16,455–$17,263—
JD Service Now, Inc.54$2,000$1,200–$8,000—

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $4,187; the 96 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $5,800.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $651,022 and up) usually file $10,500, against $5,000 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 plumbing permits is filed under $1,800 and 1 in 10 over $13,300, 8 times as much.
  • 99.8% of the 827 permits carry a value; the 2 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 825 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Cary, 1 in 10 plumbing filed values sit under $1,800, the middle half between $3,400 and $10,400, and 1 in 10 over $13,300.

  • $17,300Above $13,300: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Cary.
  • $5,512Right at the usual $5,512: in the middle of the file.
  • $1,200Below $1,800: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule plumbing work in Cary

Cary files the fewest plumbing permits in March (68 against an average month of 100) and the most in September (136). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Cary →

How these numbers are made

Source: Town of Cary building permit applications (issued permits only). The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Cary →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a plumbing job in Cary?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Cary plumbing firms usually file between $4,100 and $8,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.0 times apart and both be normal for Cary. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for plumbing jobs in Cary?Half of permits were filed between $3,400 and $10,400; 8 in 10 between $1,800 and $13,300. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do plumbers charge in Cary?The usual plumbing job is filed at $5,512; the middle half of firms usually file between $4,100 and $8,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $4,187, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $10,500, the lower third $5,000. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?Town of Cary building permit applications (issued permits only), read October 2026. How the records work in Cary →

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