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Arizona plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arizona runs from $22.11 an hour in Santa Cruz County to $72.15 in Coconino County. The median county is $28.51.

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each county (Plumber), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Mohave County plumber or pipefitter: $72.15 per hourSanta Cruz County plumber or pipefitter: $22.11 per hourCoconino County plumber or pipefitter: $72.15 per hourLa Paz County plumber or pipefitter: $22.11 per hourGila County plumber or pipefitter: $22.11 per hourPima County plumber or pipefitter: $28.51 per hourGreenlee County plumber or pipefitter: $22.11 per hourPinal County plumber or pipefitter: $72.15 per hourNavajo County plumber or pipefitter: $22.46 per hourYuma County plumber or pipefitter: $28.51 per hourMaricopa County plumber or pipefitter: $72.15 per hourGraham County plumber or pipefitter: $22.11 per hourCochise County plumber or pipefitter: $28.51 per hourApache County plumber or pipefitter: $22.11 per hourYavapai County plumber or pipefitter: $72.15 per hour
$22$22$22$28$72$72Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in Arizona?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 13 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Yavapai County group2 counties$72.15
  2. Maricopa County1 county$72.15
  3. Mohave County1 county$72.15
  4. Pinal County1 county$72.15
  5. Cochise County1 county$28.51
  6. Pima County1 county$28.51
  7. Yuma County1 county$28.51
  8. Navajo County1 county$22.46
  9. Apache County1 county$22.11
  10. Gila County1 county$22.11
  11. Graham County1 county$22.11
  12. Greenlee County1 county$22.11
  13. La Paz County1 county$22.11
  14. Santa Cruz County1 county$22.11

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Yavapai County group, 2 localities: Coconino, YavapaiPLUMBER$72.15 $51.15 
Maricopa CountyPLUMBER$72.15 $51.15 
Mohave CountyPLUMBER$72.15 $51.15 
Pinal CountyPLUMBER$72.15 $51.15 
Cochise CountyPLUMBER$28.51 $28.51 
Pima CountyPLUMBER$28.51 $28.51 
Yuma CountyPLUMBER$28.51 $28.51 
Navajo CountyPLUMBER$22.46 $19.63 
Apache CountyPLUMBER$22.11 $19.04 
Gila CountyPLUMBER$22.11 $19.04 
Graham CountyPLUMBER$22.11 $19.04 
Greenlee CountyPLUMBER$22.11 $19.04 
La Paz CountyPLUMBER$22.11 $19.04 
Santa Cruz CountyPLUMBER$22.11 $19.04 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arizona plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Maricopa County?

$72.15 an hour: a $51.15 base wage plus $21.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260039, modification 1. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Maricopa County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Maricopa County the $72.15 total is a $51.15 base wage plus $21.00 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage pay overtime in Arizona?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice plumber or pipefitters get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same plumber or pipefitter rate?

DOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across Arizona, the 15 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 14 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Yavapai County group).