LABORER: PIPELAYER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER: PIPELAYERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 3,917 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER: PIPELAYER is $15.43/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.65 and $38.98/hr. The highest state average is Missouri at $58.38/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $7.58/hr.
Bottom 10%
$10.65
Median
$15.43
Average
$19.75
Top 10%
$38.98
Range: $7.58 – $72.25/hr across 40 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
Davis-Bacon median
$15.43/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-31.3%
D-B rate is below market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alabama AL
Avg base: $11.83/hr
Avg total: $12.02/hr
124 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $13.28/hr
Avg total: $14.00/hr
115 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $24.87/hr
Avg total: $30.98/hr
44 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $16.82/hr
Avg total: $20.20/hr
31 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $18.63/hr
Avg total: $21.31/hr
1 rate
Florida FL
Avg base: $13.56/hr
Avg total: $14.61/hr
265 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $15.18/hr
Avg total: $15.90/hr
480 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $19.57/hr
Avg total: $24.80/hr
108 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $16.75/hr
Avg total: $20.21/hr
39 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $31.39/hr
Avg total: $54.71/hr
49 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $19.72/hr
Avg total: $25.03/hr
125 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $23.25/hr
Avg total: $35.05/hr
162 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $12.69/hr
Avg total: $12.69/hr
36 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $23.76/hr
Avg total: $31.51/hr
82 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $21.69/hr
Avg total: $27.71/hr
16 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $16.88/hr
Avg total: $21.54/hr
83 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $30.70/hr
Avg total: $50.87/hr
6 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $40.82/hr
Avg total: $58.38/hr
36 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $11.13/hr
Avg total: $11.37/hr
213 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $20.02/hr
Avg total: $25.56/hr
40 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $13.12/hr
Avg total: $14.13/hr
274 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $23.58/hr
Avg total: $25.90/hr
41 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $15.80/hr
Avg total: $17.13/hr
73 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $22.76/hr
Avg total: $26.97/hr
20 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $31.45/hr
Avg total: $38.36/hr
6 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $15.26/hr
Avg total: $17.42/hr
48 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $23.53/hr
Avg total: $33.34/hr
30 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $20.59/hr
Avg total: $23.45/hr
5 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $21.51/hr
Avg total: $28.25/hr
87 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $12.43/hr
Avg total: $12.63/hr
155 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $31.00/hr
Avg total: $42.78/hr
68 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.58/hr
68 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $13.48/hr
Avg total: $14.54/hr
100 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $13.43/hr
Avg total: $14.94/hr
137 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $11.38/hr
Avg total: $11.71/hr
274 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $14.67/hr
Avg total: $16.52/hr
68 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $16.59/hr
Avg total: $18.44/hr
312 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $25.09/hr
Avg total: $45.11/hr
13 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $38.22/hr
Avg total: $50.91/hr
42 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $25.88/hr
Avg total: $39.88/hr
41 rates
All Rates
3,917 county-level rates for LABORER: PIPELAYER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens | AL | building | $15.59 | $0.00 | $15.59 | WD → |
| Pike | AL | heavy | $10.72 | $1.81 | $12.53 | WD → |
| Randolph | AL | heavy | $10.13 | $0.00 | $10.13 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | highway | $14.13 | $0.00 | $14.13 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | residential | $8.83 | $0.00 | $8.83 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $12.58 | $0.00 | $12.58 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | building | $15.59 | $0.00 | $15.59 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | building | $15.59 | $0.00 | $15.59 | WD → |
| Sumter | AL | heavy | $9.96 | $0.00 | $9.96 | WD → |
| Talladega | AL | heavy | $10.13 | $0.00 | $10.13 | WD → |
| Tallapoosa | AL | heavy | $10.13 | $0.00 | $10.13 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | highway | $16.37 | $0.00 | $16.37 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $15.59 | $0.00 | $15.59 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | building | $15.59 | $0.00 | $15.59 | WD → |
| Washington | AL | heavy | $9.96 | $0.00 | $9.96 | WD → |
| Wilcox | AL | heavy | $9.96 | $0.00 | $9.96 | WD → |
| Winston | AL | heavy | $8.00 | $0.99 | $8.99 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | heavy | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | heavy | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | heavy | $14.14 | $0.00 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | heavy | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Carroll | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | heavy | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | heavy | $12.28 | $1.40 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Columbia | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Conway | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | heavy | $14.17 | $0.00 | $14.17 | WD → |
| Crittenden | AR | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Crittenden | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Crittenden | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Cross | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Dallas | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Desha | AR | heavy | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | WD → |
| Drew | AR | heavy | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | WD → |
| Faulkner | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Faulkner | AR | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Faulkner | AR | heavy | $14.44 | $2.27 | $16.71 | WD → |
| Franklin | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Fulton | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Garland | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Garland | AR | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Garland | AR | heavy | $14.53 | $2.20 | $16.73 | WD → |
| Grant | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Grant | AR | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Grant | AR | heavy | $14.44 | $2.27 | $16.71 | WD → |
| Greene | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Hempstead | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Hot Spring | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Howard | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Independence | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Izard | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Jackson | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Johnson | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Lafayette | AR | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Lee | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Lincoln | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Lincoln | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Lincoln | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Little River | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Little River | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Little River | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Logan | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Lonoke | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Lonoke | AR | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Lonoke | AR | heavy | $14.44 | $2.27 | $16.71 | WD → |
| Madison | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Madison | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Madison | AR | heavy | $14.14 | $0.00 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Marion | AR | heavy | $12.56 | $1.19 | $13.75 | WD → |
| Miller | AR | highway | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | WD → |
| Miller | AR | building | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 | WD → |
| Miller | AR | heavy | $14.16 | $2.08 | $16.24 | WD → |
| Mississippi | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Monroe | AR | heavy | $12.19 | $1.71 | $13.90 | WD → |