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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Kent County, Delaware

$85.29an hour, fringe benefits included

One rate, fringe benefits included (DOL prints no split) · Building Construction

On Delaware public works in Kent County, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $85.29 an hour. DOL prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.

Delaware DOL determinations effective March 13, 2026, effective March 13, 2026. A project uses the rates in effect when its specifications are published; if the contract isn't signed within 120 days, the rates at signing apply (Regulations 6.3). Checked against industrialaffairs.delaware.gov on October 25, 2026.

DOL lists 4 plumber or pipefitter rates for Kent County, from $16.83 to $104.47 an hour. See all of them.

The posted determinations are a reference. For a specific project, request certified rates from Delaware DOL (request form).

One rate, fringe benefits included: $85.29

DOL publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $85.29. DOL doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.

DOL's data note: Delaware publishes one hourly rate per classification that already includes fringe benefits (19 DE Admin. Code 1322 s.3.1.9 and 3.1.12). There is no base/fringe split to add up, so base and the fringe fields are null and total_straight_time is the printed rate.

When does this rate change?

A project uses the rates in effect on the date its specifications are published, or the rates at contract signing if that is more than 120 days later (Regulations 6.3).
DOL issues one set a year, on or before March 15; this one took effect March 13, 2026. Mid-year amendments only correct errors and don't change awarded contracts (Regulations 6.4).

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Kent County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERSHeavy Construction$104.47
PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERSBuilding Construction$85.29
SPRINKLER FITTERSBuilding Construction$77.63
SPRINKLER FITTERSHeavy Construction$16.83

Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in Kent County, highest first.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	Effective
PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERSBuilding Construction	incl.	incl.	$85.29	Mar 13, 2026
SPRINKLER FITTERSBuilding Construction	incl.	incl.	$77.63	Mar 13, 2026
PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERSHeavy Construction	incl.	incl.	$104.47	Mar 13, 2026
SPRINKLER FITTERSHeavy Construction	incl.	incl.	$16.83	Mar 13, 2026

Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rate in Kent County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PLUMBER at $61.63 ($45.40 base + $16.23 fringe), from DE20260007 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate SUDE2014-004. Against DOL's $85.29: DOL's rate is $23.66 an hour higher. Note: the state prints one rate with fringes included, so only totals are compared.

Construction	Federal classification	Base wage	Total rate	WD
Building	PIPEFITTER: INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION AND EXCLUDES INDUSTRIAL WORK FOOTNOTE A: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY,INDEPENDENCE DAY, THANKSGIVING …PLUM0074-002	$41.35	$79.54	DE20260007 Mod 1
Building	PIPEFITTER: INDUSTRIAL FOOTNOTE A: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY,INDEPENDENCE DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY,LABOR DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, AND GENERAL ELECTION DAYPLUM0074-003	$56.43	$99.78	DE20260007 Mod 1
Building	SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)SFDE0669-002	$46.47	$76.03	DE20260007 Mod 1
Building	PLUMBERSUDE2014-004	$45.40	$61.63	DE20260007 Mod 1
Residential	PLUMBER (KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES)SUDE1990-001	$8.92	$8.92	DE20260001 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Delaware Davis-Bacon changes

How Kent County compares

The main plumber or pipefitter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Delaware

Kent $85.29

$78.26Sussex$85.29Kent

KentNearby: Sussex $78.26, New Castle $82.05Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Kent, 0 the same, 2 less.

Rates nearby

Kent Countyfringes included$85.29
Sussex Countyfringes included$78.26
New Castle Countyfringes included$82.05

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Rates are those "prevailing in the county in which the work is to be performed" (29 Del. C. §6960(a)).

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Kent County
Kent County	PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERS	incl.	$85.29
New Castle County	PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERS	incl.	$82.05	−$3.24
Sussex County	PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/STEAMFITTERS	incl.	$78.26	−$7.03

Delaware plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Delaware's rate already includes fringe benefits, so compare your hourly wage plus what your employer pays into bona fide benefit plans for you with the rate. Payroll is filed weekly with DOL, and an underpaid worker can recover treble damages (§6960(d)–(i)). Office of Labor Law Enforcement: (302) 318-2769.

Source

Department of Labor (DOL), DOL determination DE-OLLE-20260313-building, issued March 13, 2026, effective March 13, 2026, page 1: industrialaffairs.delaware.gov/hubfs/Prevailing_Wage_Determination_Building_Construction2025.pdf

Delaware's determinations are scanned images. We read every cell by OCR and re-read every number independently. Each figure is the printed rate. How we check · Download Kent County as CSV · Report an error