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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage, Aroostook County group, Maine (3 counties)

MDOL sets the same plumber or pipefitter rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Aroostook, Piscataquis and Washington. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$32.89an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Plumbers

$27.20 base wage + $5.69 fringe benefits · Building 2 (other than 1 or 2 family homes) · Northern region

On Maine public works in each of these 3 counties, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumbers must be paid at least $32.89 an hour: a $27.20 base wage plus $5.69 in benefits.

MDOL 2026 rates, effective January 10, 2026; this rate, effective January 10, 2026. A rate written into a contract "must remain unchanged during the time the contract is in effect" (26 MRSA §1306). Checked against maine.gov on October 25, 2026.

MDOL lists 6 plumber or pipefitter rates for each of these counties, from $32.89 to $64.71 an hour. See all of them.

MDOL's website rates "are for reference only". Bidders get the project-specific determination from the agency soliciting bids (§1306).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $27.20 + $5.69

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. MDOL prints the 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)$27.20
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$5.69
Total hourly rate, as printed$32.89

When does this rate change?

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in the Aroostook County group

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

  1. Pipe/Steam/Sprinkler FitterBuilding 2 (other than 1 or 2 family homes) · Northern region$64.71
  2. PlumbersHighway & Earthwork · Northern region$41.91
  3. PlumbersHeavy & Bridge · Northern region$41.91
  4. Pipe/Steam/Sprinkler FitterHighway & Earthwork · Northern region$39.89
  5. Pipe/Steam/Sprinkler FitterHeavy & Bridge · Northern region$39.89
  6. PlumbersBuilding 2 (other than 1 or 2 family homes) · Northern region$32.89
Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in the Aroostook County group, highest first, split into wage and benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Pipe/Steam/Sprinkler FitterBuilding 2 (other than 1 or 2 family homes)Northern region$40.00 $24.71 $64.71 Jan 10, 2026
PlumbersBuilding 2 (other than 1 or 2 family homes)Northern region$27.20 $5.69 $32.89 Jan 10, 2026
Pipe/Steam/Sprinkler FitterHighway & EarthworkNorthern region$32.33 $7.56 $39.89 Jan 10, 2026
PlumbersHighway & EarthworkNorthern region$34.11 $7.80 $41.91 Jan 10, 2026
Pipe/Steam/Sprinkler FitterHeavy & BridgeNorthern region$32.33 $7.56 $39.89 Jan 10, 2026
PlumbersHeavy & BridgeNorthern region$34.11 $7.80 $41.91 Jan 10, 2026

Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rates in these counties

The counties share MDOL's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Maine's law excludes projects under Davis-Bacon with federally set rates, so a job uses one schedule or the other (26 M.R.S. 1304).

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs MDOL
Aroostook CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Piscataquis CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Washington CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How the Aroostook County group 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 Maine

$32.89Aroostook$64.71Androscoggin
AroostookNearby: Piscataquis $32.89, Washington $32.89Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 14 counties pay more than Aroostook, 2 the same, 0 less.

Wage and benefits, nearby

  1. Aroostook County groupbase $27.20$32.89
  2. Piscataquis Countybase $27.20$32.89
  3. Penobscot Countybase $40.00$64.71
  4. Somerset Countybase $30.00$35.83

Which county is in which plumber or pipefitter group

Every Maine county with a plumber or pipefitter rate. Counties MDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cumberland County group, 2 localities: Cumberland, YorkPlumbers$40.00 $64.71 
Androscoggin CountyPlumbers$40.00 $64.71 
Penobscot CountyPlumbers$40.00 $64.71 
Sagadahoc CountyPlumbers$40.00 $64.71 
StatewidePlumbers$34.11 $41.91 
Kennebec County group, 3 localities: Kennebec, Lincoln, WaldoPlumbers$31.30 $37.65 
Knox CountyPlumbers$31.30 $37.65 
Oxford County group, 3 localities: Franklin, Oxford, SomersetPlumbers$30.00 $35.83 
Hancock CountyPlumbers$29.33 $34.20 
Aroostook County group, 3 localities: Aroostook, Piscataquis, WashingtonPlumbers$27.20 $32.89 

4 groups of counties with identical MDOL rates, and 6 counties with rates of their own.

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

More from MDOL on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Aroostook · Piscataquis · Washington

Are you being paid this rate?

You must get at least the minimum wage, and wage plus benefits of at least the total. Contractors post the rates on site and file payroll monthly with the public authority. An underpaid worker can recover the difference plus an equal penalty (26 MRSA §1312). MDOL Wage and Hour: (207) 623-7900.

Source

Department of Labor (MDOL), MDOL 2026 rates, effective January 10, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every row of MDOL's 2026 county and statewide PDFs and check every number with a second, separate reader. Wage plus benefit equals MDOL's printed total except for 28 one-cent rounding differences; we show the printed total. How we check · Download every Maine rate as CSV · Report an error