There is a huge shortage of people in the trades and plumbers will charge what what the market can bear. Also plumbing and electrical are two things where if yo

There is a huge shortage of people in the trades and plumbers will charge what what the market can bear. Also plumbing and electrical are two things where if you do them wrong you can incur many thousands of dollars in damage very quickly. As a plumber you spend a lot of time "off the clock" - driving to houses, buying parts, doing paperwork, staying up to date on code. If they can't cover those expenses they can't be a plumber.