Plumbers — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Plumberss across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 272 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Plumbers is $81.17/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $21.75 and $81.17/hr. The highest state average is Oregon at $83.34/hr; the lowest is American Samoa at $6.30/hr.
Bottom 10%
$21.75
Median
$81.17
Average
$72.81
Top 10%
$81.17
Range: $6.30 – $83.34/hr across 5 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
$81.17/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$30.27/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+168.2%
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
American Samoa AS
Avg base: $6.30/hr
Avg total: $6.30/hr
20 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $31.70/hr
Avg total: $45.55/hr
8 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $56.63/hr
Avg total: $81.17/hr
230 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $48.62/hr
Avg total: $83.34/hr
6 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $17.09/hr
Avg total: $18.23/hr
8 rates
All Rates
272 county-level rates for Plumbers, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | heavy | $31.70 | $13.85 | $45.55 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cass | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cass | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cedar | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cedar | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Chariton | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Chariton | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cooper | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Cooper | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Crawford | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Crawford | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |