Trade Salary Comparison
Compare typical journeyman salary ranges and growth outlook across 16 skilled trades, in the US, Poland, the Netherlands, and Spain.
What could you actually earn?
Combine trade × region × experience × specialty for a region-aware estimate. The table below is the country average.
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Estimated pay
$65,000–$106,500/ year
Country base × region 1.25 × experience 1.00 × specialty 1.00 = total 1.25× the country journeyman range.
Estimate only. Real pay depends on employer, hours, and local market. Multipliers calibrated from BLS / GUS / CBS / INE 2024 — see methodology on the salary comparison page.
Side-by-side salary table
- US
- $48,000–$78,000
- PL
- 48,000–84,000 PLN
- NL
- €32,000–€52,000
- ES
- €22,000–€36,000
- US
- $52,000–$85,000
- PL
- 52,000–96,000 PLN
- NL
- €34,000–€55,000
- ES
- €24,000–€42,000
- US
- $50,000–$80,000
- PL
- 50,000–90,000 PLN
- NL
- €33,000–€54,000
- ES
- €26,000–€44,000
- US
- $42,000–$68,000
- PL
- 42,000–72,000 PLN
- NL
- €30,000–€48,000
- ES
- €20,000–€32,000
- US
- $45,000–$72,000
- PL
- 45,000–78,000 PLN
- NL
- €31,000–€50,000
- ES
- €21,000–€34,000
- US
- $38,000–$62,000
- PL
- 38,000–65,000 PLN
- NL
- €28,000–€44,000
- ES
- €18,000–€30,000
- US
- $35,000–$60,000
- PL
- 36,000–62,000 PLN
- NL
- €27,000–€42,000
- ES
- €17,000–€28,000
- US
- $28,000–$48,000
- PL
- 30,000–50,000 PLN
- NL
- €24,000–€38,000
- ES
- €15,000–€24,000
- US
- $32,000–$55,000
- PL
- 34,000–58,000 PLN
- NL
- €26,000–€40,000
- ES
- €16,000–€26,000
- US
- $36,000–$62,000
- PL
- 38,000–64,000 PLN
- NL
- €28,000–€45,000
- ES
- €18,000–€30,000
- US
- $36,000–$58,000
- PL
- 38,000–60,000 PLN
- NL
- €28,000–€44,000
- ES
- €18,000–€30,000
- US
- $40,000–$65,000
- PL
- 42,000–66,000 PLN
- NL
- €30,000–€48,000
- ES
- €20,000–€32,000
- US
- $38,000–$62,000
- PL
- 36,000–58,000 PLN
- NL
- €28,000–€45,000
- ES
- €22,000–€36,000
- US
- $46,000–$78,000
- PL
- 48,000–82,000 PLN
- NL
- €34,000–€55,000
- ES
- €26,000–€42,000
- US
- $46,000–$76,000
- PL
- 46,000–78,000 PLN
- NL
- €32,000–€52,000
- ES
- €22,000–€36,000
- US
- $44,000–$72,000
- PL
- 44,000–74,000 PLN
- NL
- €31,000–€50,000
- ES
- €22,000–€34,000
Methodology in one paragraph
Salary ranges are journeyman-level (3–5 years past apprenticeship), expressed in local annual gross pay. They blend the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 Occupational Outlook (25th–75th percentile), GUS for Poland, CBS for the Netherlands, and INE 2024 Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial plus sector convenios for Spain. Top earners — master plumbers, business owners, regulated specialists (REBT Especialista, F-Gas Cat. I) — typically clear the upper bound by 30–60%. Apprentice pay sits at 40–60% of the lower bound. Outlook reflects employment growth projected through 2032 from the same sources.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2024 · GUS Wynagrodzenia w gospodarce narodowej 2024 · CBS Lonen per beroep 2024 · INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial 2024 · Eurostat labour-market indicators 2025. Last reviewed: May 2026 · Edited by HireLocal Editorial.
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