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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Cecil County, Maryland

$70.21an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER

$45.70 base wage + $24.51 fringe benefits · CR

Cecil County uses the same plumber or pipefitter rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Maryland public works in Cecil County, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $70.21 an hour: a $45.70 base wage plus $24.51 in fringe benefits. DOL prints no total, so $70.21 is our sum of the two.

Maryland informational rates as printed October 25, 2026. A determination applies to a project advertised before it expires, and mid-year changes apply only to newly issued determinations (SFP 17-209; DOL FAQ #47). Checked against labor.maryland.gov on October 25, 2026.

DOL lists 3 plumber or pipefitter rates for Cecil County, from $70.21 to $73.71 an hour. See all of them.

These are DOL's informational rates. The binding rates are in the project's wage determination, in the bid documents.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.70 + $24.51

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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)$45.70
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$24.51
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$70.21

When does this rate change?

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Cecil County

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

  1. STEAMFITTER/PIPEFITTERAD$73.71
  2. SPRINKLERFITTERCR$71.86
  3. PLUMBERCR$70.21
Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in Cecil County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
PLUMBERCR$45.70 $24.51 $70.21 —
SPRINKLERFITTERCR$45.22 $26.64 $71.86 —
STEAMFITTER/PIPEFITTERAD$47.78 $25.93 $73.71 —

Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rate in Cecil County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Maryland's law excludes the federally funded part of a contract that already pays Davis-Bacon rates (MD Labor FAQ).

We don't put a federal figure next to DOL's here, because the federal determination for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
BuildingSTEAMFITTER/PIPEFITTERSAMD2025-001$47.78 $73.71 MD20260112 Mod 2
BuildingSPRINKLERFITTERSAMD2025-002$45.22 $71.86 MD20260112 Mod 2
ResidentialSPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)SUMD2012-030$26.06 $32.58 MD20260070 Mod 1
ResidentialPLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATIONSUMD2012-030$20.48 $20.48 MD20260070 Mod 1
ResidentialPLUMBER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)SUMD2012-030$17.60 $17.60 MD20260070 Mod 1

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

How Cecil County 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 Maryland

$59.06Allegany$75.77Calvert
CecilNearby: Harford $73.71, Kent $70.21, Queen Anne's $70.21Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 14 counties pay more than Cecil, 4 the same, 5 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Cecil Countybase $45.70$70.21
  2. Harford Countybase $47.78$73.71
  3. Kent Countybase $45.70$70.21
  4. Queen Anne's Countybase $45.70$70.21

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. "Locality" is the county where the work is done (SFP 17-201(g)).

DOL's plumber or pipefitter rates for Cecil County are the same as in 2 other counties: Kent, Queen Anne's.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Cecil County
Harford CountyPLUMBER$47.78 $73.71 +$3.50
Baltimore CountyPLUMBER$47.78 $73.71 +$3.50
Baltimore CityPLUMBER$47.78 $73.71 +$3.50
Cecil CountyPLUMBER$45.70 $70.21 
Kent CountyPLUMBER$45.70 $70.21 same
Queen Anne's CountyPLUMBER$45.70 $70.21 same
Caroline CountyPLUMBER$45.70 $70.21 same

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

More from DOL on this rate

All Cecil County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays for bona fide benefits for you (or in cash), and compare it with the total. Certified payrolls go to the Commissioner within 14 days of each payroll, and underpayment is fined up to $250 per worker per day (SFP 17-220). Prevailing Wage Unit: 410-767-2342.

Source

Department of Labor (DOL), DOL informational rates report MD-INFO-2026-10-25-B-015, page 2: www.dllr.state.md.us/PrevWage/web/content/PWRequestRates.aspx

We pull every locality's Building and Highway informational report from DOL's portal, read every row, and check every number with a second read and against DOL's rate workbook. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Cecil County as CSV · Report an error