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Kansas plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kansas runs from $29.98 an hour in Sedgwick County to $78.07 in Franklin County. The median county is $38.64.

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each county, 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.

Norton County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGreenwood County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourLane County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMarion County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourBarber County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourEdwards County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourThomas County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourFord County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourChase County plumber or pipefitter: $37.37 per hourWoodson County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourWallace County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourFranklin County plumber or pipefitter: $78.07 per hourNeosho County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourCloud County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourNess County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourAnderson County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourEllis County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourJackson County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourScott County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourPratt County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourCrawford County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourLyon County plumber or pipefitter: $37.37 per hourPhillips County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGrant County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGraham County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourAllen County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourTrego County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourElk County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourHamilton County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourDecatur County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGray County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGeary County plumber or pipefitter: $46.29 per hourWichita County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourClay County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourSheridan County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourKiowa County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourOsage County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourSherman County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourRooks County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourSaline County plumber or pipefitter: $37.37 per hourEllsworth County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMiami County plumber or pipefitter: $78.07 per hourStevens County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourDoniphan County plumber or pipefitter: $48.65 per hourSedgwick County plumber or pipefitter: $29.98 per hourSmith County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourHarvey County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourBrown County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourCheyenne County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGreeley County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourSumner County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourPottawatomie County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourWilson County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourChautauqua County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourLinn County plumber or pipefitter: $78.07 per hourKingman County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMitchell County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourHodgeman County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMorris County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourRush County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourStafford County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourFinney County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourJefferson County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourPawnee County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourCoffey County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourClark County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourStanton County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourComanche County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourRawlins County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourCherokee County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourShawnee County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourAtchison County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourJewell County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMarshall County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourNemaha County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourKearny County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMorton County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourOttawa County plumber or pipefitter: $37.37 per hourRussell County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourDouglas County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourRepublic County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourLeavenworth County plumber or pipefitter: $78.07 per hourOsborne County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourRice County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourWyandotte County plumber or pipefitter: $78.07 per hourLabette County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourJohnson County plumber or pipefitter: $78.07 per hourDickinson County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourReno County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourLogan County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourHaskell County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourGove County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourWabaunsee County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourMeade County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourHarper County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourRiley County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hourLincoln County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourSeward County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourBarton County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMontgomery County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourMcPherson County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourCowley County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourBourbon County plumber or pipefitter: $38.64 per hourButler County plumber or pipefitter: $65.84 per hour
$29$38$38$38$38$78Plumber / 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 Kansas?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 29 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Franklin County1 county$78.07
  2. Johnson County1 county$78.07
  3. Leavenworth County1 county$78.07
  4. Linn County1 county$78.07
  5. Miami County1 county$78.07
  6. Wyandotte County1 county$78.07
  7. Osage County group3 counties$65.84
  8. Butler County1 county$65.84
  9. Douglas County1 county$65.84
  10. Harvey County1 county$65.84
  11. Jefferson County1 county$65.84
  12. Pottawatomie County1 county$65.84
  13. Riley County1 county$65.84
  14. Shawnee County1 county$65.84
  15. Sumner County1 county$65.84
  16. Doniphan County1 county$48.65
  17. Geary County1 county$46.29
  18. Crawford County group71 counties$38.64
  19. Ellis County1 county$38.64
  20. Finney County1 county$38.64
  21. Greeley County1 county$38.64
  22. Kearny County1 county$38.64
  23. Montgomery County1 county$38.64
  24. Norton County1 county$38.64
  25. Reno County1 county$38.64
  26. Rice County1 county$38.64
  27. Scott County1 county$38.64
  28. Seward County1 county$38.64
  29. Saline County group2 counties$37.37
  30. Chase County1 county$37.37
  31. Lyon County1 county$37.37
  32. Sedgwick County1 county$29.98

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Franklin CountyPLUMBER$78.07 $54.28 
Johnson CountyPLUMBER$78.07 $54.28 
Leavenworth CountyPLUMBER$78.07 $54.28 
Linn CountyPLUMBER$78.07 $54.28 
Miami CountyPLUMBER$78.07 $54.28 
Wyandotte CountyPLUMBER$78.07 $54.28 
Osage County group, 3 localities: Jackson, Osage, WabaunseePLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Butler CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Douglas CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Harvey CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Jefferson CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Pottawatomie CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Riley CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Shawnee CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Sumner CountyPLUMBER$65.84 $45.90 
Doniphan CountyPLUMBER$48.65 $33.22 
Geary CountyPLUMBER$46.29 $32.35 
Crawford County group, 71 localities: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson, Edwards, Elk, Ellsworth, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Morris, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Osborne, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson, WoodsonPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Ellis CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Finney CountyPLUMBER$38.64 $27.79 
Greeley CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Kearny CountyPLUMBER$38.64 $27.79 
Montgomery CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Norton CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Reno CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Rice CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Scott CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Seward CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION$38.64 $27.79 
Saline County group, 2 localities: Ottawa, SalinePLUMBER$37.37 $27.29 
Chase CountyPLUMBER$37.37 $27.29 
Lyon CountyPLUMBER$37.37 $27.29 
Sedgwick CountyPLUMBER$29.98 $23.12 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 29 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kansas plumber or pipefitter pay

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

$78.07 an hour: a $54.28 base wage plus $23.79 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260052, modification 1. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Johnson County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Johnson County the $78.07 total is a $54.28 base wage plus $23.79 in fringe benefits, about 30% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage pay overtime in Kansas?

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 Kansas, the 105 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 32 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 71 counties (the Crawford County group).