PIPEFITTER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PIPEFITTERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 5,979 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PIPEFITTER is $65.51/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $22.80 and $90.26/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $105.80/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$22.80
Median
$65.51
Average
$60.59
Top 10%
$90.26
Range: $7.25 – $117.10/hr across 47 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 47-2152 — Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
Davis-Bacon median
$65.51/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.27/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+116.4%
D-B rate exceeds 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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $14.13/hr
Avg total: $14.13/hr
36 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $29.63/hr
Avg total: $43.10/hr
55 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $34.41/hr
Avg total: $50.11/hr
40 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $37.64/hr
Avg total: $51.70/hr
30 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $36.91/hr
Avg total: $53.28/hr
368 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $50.58/hr
Avg total: $86.43/hr
14 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $48.18/hr
Avg total: $84.17/hr
7 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $34.09/hr
Avg total: $49.94/hr
74 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $33.14/hr
Avg total: $48.06/hr
436 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $16.52/hr
Avg total: $16.52/hr
8 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $44.84/hr
Avg total: $68.83/hr
184 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $22.33/hr
Avg total: $25.74/hr
10 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $51.34/hr
Avg total: $87.06/hr
209 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $48.47/hr
Avg total: $79.44/hr
199 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $47.08/hr
Avg total: $67.77/hr
234 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $38.52/hr
Avg total: $61.16/hr
243 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $25.60/hr
Avg total: $35.46/hr
181 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $66.58/hr
Avg total: $105.80/hr
17 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $42.09/hr
Avg total: $67.20/hr
18 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $37.28/hr
Avg total: $60.33/hr
399 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $31.20/hr
Avg total: $53.25/hr
59 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $51.25/hr
Avg total: $77.50/hr
74 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $25.00/hr
Avg total: $33.27/hr
96 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $46.45/hr
Avg total: $66.37/hr
2 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $32.73/hr
Avg total: $45.79/hr
198 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $43.30/hr
Avg total: $63.78/hr
106 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $42.38/hr
Avg total: $63.13/hr
248 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $45.76/hr
Avg total: $71.95/hr
24 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $57.10/hr
Avg total: $105.50/hr
69 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $35.89/hr
Avg total: $50.31/hr
68 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $61.46/hr
Avg total: $88.27/hr
26 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $35.33/hr
Avg total: $59.88/hr
66 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $46.85/hr
Avg total: $76.30/hr
388 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $38.95/hr
Avg total: $54.84/hr
151 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $60.77/hr
Avg total: $95.49/hr
36 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $46.43/hr
Avg total: $75.08/hr
210 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
196 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $17.83/hr
Avg total: $20.90/hr
2 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $24.23/hr
Avg total: $32.15/hr
132 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $34.90/hr
Avg total: $50.60/hr
16 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $32.00/hr
Avg total: $46.17/hr
84 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $32.10/hr
Avg total: $42.22/hr
154 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $46.10/hr
Avg total: $61.93/hr
2 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $33.40/hr
Avg total: $48.61/hr
168 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $55.15/hr
Avg total: $82.39/hr
111 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $57.00/hr
Avg total: $86.23/hr
475 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $35.33/hr
Avg total: $67.57/hr
56 rates
All Rates
5,979 county-level rates for PIPEFITTER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $18.50 | $0.00 | $18.50 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | residential | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | residential | $9.04 | $0.00 | $9.04 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | residential | $9.04 | $0.00 | $9.04 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | building | $36.10 | $15.95 | $52.05 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $20.78 | $5.04 | $25.82 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | building | $32.50 | $19.33 | $51.83 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | building | $36.10 | $15.95 | $52.05 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | building | $32.30 | $17.96 | $50.26 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $36.10 | $15.95 | $52.05 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $36.10 | $15.95 | $52.05 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | building | $35.25 | $15.76 | $51.01 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |
| Crittenden | AR | building | $34.41 | $15.70 | $50.11 | WD → |