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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasconade | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Gasconade | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Jackson | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Jackson | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Jasper | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Jasper | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Jefferson | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Jefferson | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Johnson | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Johnson | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Laclede | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Laclede | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lafayette | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lafayette | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lawrence | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lawrence | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Madison | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Madison | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Maries | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Maries | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| McDonald | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| McDonald | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Miller | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Miller | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Mississippi | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Mississippi | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Moniteau | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Moniteau | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Monroe | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Monroe | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Montgomery | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Montgomery | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Morgan | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Morgan | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| New Madrid | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| New Madrid | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Newton | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Newton | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Nodaway | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Nodaway | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Oregon | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Oregon | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Osage | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Osage | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Ozark | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Ozark | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pemiscot | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pemiscot | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Perry | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Perry | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pettis | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pettis | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Phelps | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Phelps | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pike | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pike | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Platte | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Platte | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Polk | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Polk | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pulaski | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Pulaski | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Putnam | MO | heavy | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |
| Putnam | MO | highway | $56.63 | $24.54 | $81.17 | WD → |