PIPEFITTER/STEAMFITTER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PIPEFITTER/STEAMFITTERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 566 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PIPEFITTER/STEAMFITTER is $68.37/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $54.34 and $90.44/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $71.11/hr; the lowest is Illinois at $69.60/hr.
Range: $31.51 – $90.44/hr across 2 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 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
All Rates
566 county-level rates for PIPEFITTER/STEAMFITTER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahnomen | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Mahnomen | MN | heavy | $47.91 | $20.04 | $67.95 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | highway | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | highway | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | highway | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | heavy | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | building | $41.52 | $27.27 | $68.79 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | highway | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | building | $41.52 | $27.27 | $68.79 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | heavy | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | building | $53.48 | $36.96 | $90.44 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | building | $53.48 | $36.96 | $90.44 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | building | $48.24 | $34.70 | $82.94 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | building | $48.24 | $34.70 | $82.94 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | heavy | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | highway | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | highway | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | building | $53.48 | $36.96 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | heavy | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | building | $53.48 | $36.96 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | highway | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | highway | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | building | $48.24 | $34.70 | $82.94 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | heavy | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | heavy | $24.18 | $7.33 | $31.51 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | building | $48.24 | $34.70 | $82.94 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | building | $48.06 | $30.33 | $78.39 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | heavy | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | highway | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | heavy | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | highway | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | building | $48.06 | $30.33 | $78.39 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | building | $41.00 | $14.42 | $55.42 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | building | $41.00 | $14.42 | $55.42 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | heavy | $36.14 | $19.70 | $55.84 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | heavy | $36.14 | $19.70 | $55.84 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | highway | $36.14 | $19.70 | $55.84 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | building | $44.02 | $27.27 | $71.29 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | highway | $36.14 | $19.70 | $55.84 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | building | $44.02 | $27.27 | $71.29 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | heavy | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | building | $44.02 | $27.27 | $71.29 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | heavy | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | building | $44.02 | $27.27 | $71.29 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | highway | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | highway | $34.64 | $19.70 | $54.34 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | highway | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | highway | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | building | $48.06 | $30.33 | $78.39 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | heavy | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | highway | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | heavy | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | highway | $55.94 | $34.50 | $90.44 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | building | $48.06 | $30.33 | $78.39 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | highway | $47.91 | $20.04 | $67.95 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | heavy | $47.91 | $20.04 | $67.95 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | heavy | $47.91 | $20.04 | $67.95 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | highway | $47.91 | $20.04 | $67.95 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | highway | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | highway | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | highway | $50.64 | $25.78 | $76.42 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | heavy | $50.64 | $25.78 | $76.42 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | heavy | $50.64 | $25.78 | $76.42 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | building | $49.24 | $27.18 | $76.42 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | highway | $50.64 | $25.78 | $76.42 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | building | $49.24 | $27.18 | $76.42 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | building | $41.00 | $14.42 | $55.42 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | building | $41.00 | $14.42 | $55.42 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | heavy | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | highway | $41.97 | $25.92 | $67.89 | WD → |
| Polk | MN | building | $43.54 | $20.89 | $64.43 | WD → |
| Polk | MN | heavy | $45.94 | $20.89 | $66.83 | WD → |