PLUMBER, PLUMBER, STEAMFITTER, REFRIGERATION FITTER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PLUMBER, PLUMBER, STEAMFITTER, REFRIGERATION FITTERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 123 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PLUMBER, PLUMBER, STEAMFITTER, REFRIGERATION FITTER is $140.40/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $134.48 and $140.40/hr. The highest state average is California at $137.95/hr; the lowest is California at $137.95/hr.
Range: $134.48 – $140.40/hr across 1 state. 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
123 county-level rates for PLUMBER, PLUMBER, STEAMFITTER, REFRIGERATION FITTER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | highway | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | building | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | heavy | $85.50 | $48.98 | $134.48 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | heavy | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | building | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | highway | $91.00 | $49.40 | $140.40 | WD → |