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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage, City of Denver schedules
$68.91an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER
$47.23 base wage + $21.68 fringe benefits · Building · PLUM0003-009
On City of Denver projects, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $68.91 an hour: a $47.23 base wage plus $21.68 in fringe benefits. Denver Labor prints no total, so $68.91 is our sum of the two.
Denver Labor, Denver Building Mod 3 (CO20260020), effective August 19, 2026. Checked on October 25, 2026.
Denver Labor lists 13 plumber or pipefitter rates for City of Denver schedules, from $23.20 to $80.40 an hour. See all of them.
City of Denver projects (DRMC 20-76, contracts over $2,000) use these schedules from the Denver Auditor's Office, Denver Labor. They differ from the live SAM.gov copies in places. State projects in Denver County use the Davis-Bacon determinations on the Denver County page.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $47.23 + $21.68
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. Denver Labor prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $47.23 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $21.68 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; Denver Labor prints no total) | $68.91 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Colorado change log lists what each one changed.
Every plumber or pipefitter rate in City of Denver schedules
As Denver Labor lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)Building · SFCO0669-002$80.40
- PLUMBER (INCLUDES ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES)Heavy · PLUM0003-005$70.83
- PLUMBER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT, PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)Building · PLUM0003-009$68.91
- PIPEFITTERS (INCLUDES ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES)Heavy · PLUM0208-004$68.44
- PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION; EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)Building · PLUM0208-008$67.83
- PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIP) ADAM, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER, AND WELD COUNTIESResidential · PLUM0208-002$66.58
- PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: PLUMBERS (INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) & PIPEFITTERS (EXCLUDE HVAC PIPE)Residential · PLUM0058-011$58.57
- PLUMBER (PLUMBERS INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) MESA COUNTY PIPEFITTERS (EXCLUDE HVAC PIPE) MESA COUNTYResidential · PLUM0145-005$53.75
- PlumberHighway$43.74
- PipefitterHighway$43.30
- PIPEFITTERPWA (service and maintenance)$39.52
- PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE) ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIESResidential · PLUM0003-002$28.59
- SPRINKLER FITTERResidential · SUCO2001-002$23.20
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMBER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT, PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)BuildingPLUM0003-009 | $47.23 | $21.68 | $68.91 | Denver Building Mod 3 (CO20260020) |
| PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION; EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)BuildingPLUM0208-008 | $45.40 | $22.43 | $67.83 | Denver Building Mod 3 (CO20260020) |
| SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)BuildingSFCO0669-002 | $51.53 | $28.87 | $80.40 | Denver Building Mod 3 (CO20260020) |
| PipefitterHighway | $30.45 | $12.85 | $43.30 | Denver Highway Mod 2 (CO20260009) |
| PlumberHighway | $30.19 | $13.55 | $43.74 | Denver Highway Mod 2 (CO20260009) |
| PLUMBER (INCLUDES ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES)HeavyPLUM0003-005 | $50.68 | $20.15 | $70.83 | Denver Heavy Mod 2 (CO20260002) |
| PIPEFITTERS (INCLUDES ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES)HeavyPLUM0208-004 | $46.01 | $22.43 | $68.44 | Denver Heavy Mod 2 (CO20260002) |
| PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE) ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIESResidentialPLUM0003-002 | $23.24 | $5.35 | $28.59 | Denver Residential Mod 1 (CO20260004) |
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: PLUMBERS (INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) & PIPEFITTERS (EXCLUDE HVAC PIPE)ResidentialPLUM0058-011 | $41.40 | $17.17 | $58.57 | Denver Residential Mod 1 (CO20260004) |
| PLUMBER (PLUMBERS INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) MESA COUNTY PIPEFITTERS (EXCLUDE HVAC PIPE) MESA COUNTYResidentialPLUM0145-005 | $38.67 | $15.08 | $53.75 | Denver Residential Mod 1 (CO20260004) |
| PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIP) ADAM, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER, AND WELD COUNTIESResidentialPLUM0208-002 | $44.15 | $22.43 | $66.58 | Denver Residential Mod 1 (CO20260004) |
| SPRINKLER FITTERResidentialSUCO2001-002 | $19.45 | $3.75 | $23.20 | Denver Residential Mod 1 (CO20260004) |
| PIPEFITTERPWA (service and maintenance) | $31.15 | $8.37 | $39.52 | Denver PWA Mod 178 |
How City of Denver schedules compares
The main plumber or pipefitter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Colorado
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- City of Denver schedulesbase $47.23$68.91
More from Denver Labor on this rate
- Denver Labor wage determination, page 4
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (Denver Labor), wage determination Denver Building Mod 3 (CO20260020), issued August 19, 2026, effective August 19, 2026, page 4: www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/v/2/auditor/documents/denver-labor/2026/prevailing-wage-determinations/building-mod-3_8_19_26.pdf
We read every active Colorado Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download City of Denver schedules as CSV · Report an error