PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PLUMBER/PIPEFITTERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 3,212 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER is $70.70/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $48.28 and $84.56/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $96.71/hr; the lowest is South Carolina at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$48.28
Median
$70.70
Average
$67.00
Top 10%
$84.56
Range: $7.25 – $115.39/hr across 29 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
$70.70/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.27/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+133.6%
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: $40.90/hr
Avg total: $62.39/hr
112 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $54.15/hr
Avg total: $73.95/hr
5 rates
California CA
Avg base: $59.73/hr
Avg total: $91.83/hr
249 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $47.60/hr
Avg total: $65.70/hr
47 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $24.99/hr
Avg total: $35.78/hr
8 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $36.66/hr
Avg total: $57.67/hr
4 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $49.33/hr
Avg total: $75.45/hr
436 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $32.22/hr
Avg total: $52.37/hr
398 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $12.33/hr
Avg total: $13.44/hr
8 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $40.68/hr
Avg total: $62.17/hr
98 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $28.87/hr
Avg total: $42.94/hr
127 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $53.75/hr
Avg total: $86.33/hr
4 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $39.74/hr
Avg total: $63.09/hr
164 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $13.17/hr
Avg total: $14.46/hr
4 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $45.00/hr
Avg total: $66.27/hr
26 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $31.66/hr
Avg total: $44.35/hr
2 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $8.90/hr
Avg total: $8.94/hr
60 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $37.60/hr
Avg total: $59.89/hr
11 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $56.93/hr
Avg total: $83.95/hr
28 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $52.37/hr
Avg total: $87.36/hr
90 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $43.11/hr
Avg total: $72.79/hr
880 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.62/hr
Avg total: $7.62/hr
66 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $23.75/hr
Avg total: $39.05/hr
2 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
25 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $38.28/hr
Avg total: $51.09/hr
6 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $46.10/hr
Avg total: $61.93/hr
18 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.77/hr
Avg total: $7.77/hr
4 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $62.95/hr
Avg total: $96.71/hr
12 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $50.74/hr
Avg total: $77.29/hr
318 rates
All Rates
3,212 county-level rates for PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Hampton | AK | highway | $51.66 | $32.90 | $84.56 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | highway | $47.50 | $32.45 | $79.95 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $22.80 | $0.00 | $22.80 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $22.80 | $0.00 | $22.80 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | highway | $50.50 | $30.87 | $81.37 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | highway | $51.66 | $32.90 | $84.56 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | highway | $47.50 | $32.45 | $79.95 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $22.80 | $0.00 | $22.80 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $22.80 | $0.00 | $22.80 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | highway | $50.50 | $30.87 | $81.37 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | highway | $51.66 | $32.90 | $84.56 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | highway | $47.50 | $32.45 | $79.95 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | heavy | $54.15 | $19.80 | $73.95 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | heavy | $54.15 | $19.80 | $73.95 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | heavy | $54.15 | $19.80 | $73.95 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | heavy | $54.15 | $19.80 | $73.95 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | heavy | $54.15 | $19.80 | $73.95 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | residential | $48.83 | $22.73 | $71.56 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $44.29 | $24.16 | $68.45 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $72.23 | $26.81 | $99.04 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $61.73 | $26.81 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $44.29 | $24.16 | $68.45 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $72.23 | $26.81 | $99.04 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $61.73 | $26.81 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $44.29 | $24.16 | $68.45 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $72.23 | $26.81 | $99.04 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $61.73 | $26.81 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | residential | $48.83 | $22.73 | $71.56 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $44.29 | $24.16 | $68.45 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $61.73 | $26.81 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $59.85 | $25.83 | $85.68 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $44.29 | $24.16 | $68.45 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $61.73 | $26.81 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $59.85 | $25.83 | $85.68 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $44.29 | $24.16 | $68.45 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $61.73 | $26.81 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $59.85 | $25.83 | $85.68 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | building | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | heavy | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | highway | $52.14 | $18.71 | $70.85 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $68.76 | $46.63 | $115.39 | WD → |