Highest-Paying Counties for PIPEFITTER
Top counties paying PIPEFITTER the highest Davis-Bacon total package (base + fringe), ranked across every active wage determination in the country.
Each row shows the construction type that yields the highest rate in that county.
| Rank | County | State | Construction Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | Pennsylvania | building | $72.52 | $44.58 | $117.10 |
| 2 | Bucks | Pennsylvania | building | $72.52 | $44.58 | $117.10 |
| 3 | Montgomery | Pennsylvania | building | $72.52 | $44.58 | $117.10 |
| 4 | Chester | Pennsylvania | building | $72.52 | $44.58 | $117.10 |
| 5 | King | Washington | heavy | $75.21 | $33.88 | $109.09 |
| 6 | Jefferson | Washington | building | $75.21 | $33.88 | $109.09 |
| 7 | Okanogan | Washington | building | $75.21 | $33.88 | $109.09 |
| 8 | Snohomish | Washington | heavy | $75.21 | $33.88 | $109.09 |
| 9 | Pierce | Washington | heavy | $75.21 | $33.88 | $109.09 |
| 10 | Kittitas | Washington | building | $75.21 | $33.88 | $109.09 |
| 11 | Mercer | New Jersey | residential | $56.37 | $50.80 | $107.17 |
| 12 | Hunterdon | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 13 | Warren | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 14 | Essex | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 15 | Morris | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 16 | Union | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 17 | Somerset | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 18 | Middlesex | New Jersey | heavy | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| 19 | Cape May | New Jersey | building | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 20 | Salem | New Jersey | building | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 21 | Ocean | New Jersey | building | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 22 | Gloucester | New Jersey | heavy | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 23 | Camden | New Jersey | heavy | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 24 | Cumberland | New Jersey | heavy | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 25 | Atlantic | New Jersey | building | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 26 | Burlington | New Jersey | building | $56.30 | $50.76 | $107.06 |
| 27 | Monmouth | New Jersey | building | $59.57 | $46.45 | $106.02 |
| 28 | Suffolk | Massachusetts | building | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 29 | Plymouth | Massachusetts | heavy | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 30 | Essex | Massachusetts | building | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 31 | Nantucket | Massachusetts | building | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 32 | Bristol | Massachusetts | heavy | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 33 | Barnstable | Massachusetts | building | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 34 | Middlesex | Massachusetts | building | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 35 | Dukes | Massachusetts | heavy | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 36 | Norfolk | Massachusetts | building | $66.58 | $39.22 | $105.80 |
| 37 | Northampton | Pennsylvania | building | $59.65 | $42.78 | $102.43 |
| 38 | Berks | Pennsylvania | building | $59.65 | $42.78 | $102.43 |
| 39 | Lehigh | Pennsylvania | building | $59.65 | $42.78 | $102.43 |
| 40 | Carbon | Pennsylvania | building | $59.65 | $42.78 | $102.43 |
| 41 | Ferry | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 42 | Columbia | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 43 | Franklin | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 44 | Asotin | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 45 | Adams | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 46 | Benton | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 47 | Garfield | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 48 | Grant | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 49 | Klickitat | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |
| 50 | Pend Oreille | Washington | building | $65.20 | $34.91 | $100.11 |