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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Ionia County, Michigan
$60.34an hour, fringe benefits included · Sprinkler Fitters
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
On Michigan public works in Ionia County, a plumber or pipefitter working as sprinkler fitters must be paid at least $60.34 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective November 3, 2025. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked against michigan.gov on October 25, 2026.
LEO lists 5 plumber or pipefitter rates for Ionia County, from $60.34 to $72.81 an hour. See all of them.
- LEO prints no wage/fringe split. Derived from its overtime rates (wage = 2 × (time and a half − straight time)), the split would be about $36.22 wage + $24.12 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $60.34
LEO 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 $60.34. LEO doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
LEO's data note: LEO prints package rates only (wage + fringe at straight time, 1.5x, 2x)
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the rates LEO determined for it, unless it isn't awarded or started within 90 days, when LEO redetermines them (MCL 408.1103).
- LEO publishes a new edition every November 1. This page copies the November 2025 edition; Barry, Bay, Benzie and Berrien carry 2026 corrections.
Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Ionia County
As LEO lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Pipefitters—steamfitters$72.81
- Plumber$72.81
- Pipefitters—Steamfitters$71.77
- Plumbers$71.77
- Sprinkler Fitters$60.34
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipefitters—steamfitters Except the Townships of Portland and Danby. | incl. | incl. | $72.81 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Pipefitters—Steamfitters The Townships of Portland and Danby ONLY. | incl. | incl. | $71.77 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Plumber Except the Townships of Portland and Danby. | incl. | incl. | $72.81 | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Plumbers The Townships of Portland and Danby ONLY. | incl. | incl. | $71.77 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | incl. | $60.34 | Nov 3, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rate in Ionia County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)).
For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS) at $22.61 ($17.88 base + $4.73 fringe), from MI20260085 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate SUMI2011-010. Against LEO's $60.34: LEO's rate is $37.73 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 | PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)PLUM0174-005 | $47.40 | $70.75 | MI20260085 Mod 1 |
| Building | PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING HVAC SYSTEM INSTALLATION (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)PLUM0174-005 | $47.40 | $70.75 | MI20260085 Mod 1 |
| Building | PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION (TOWNSHIPS OF DANBY & PORTLAND)PLUM0333-002 | $46.29 | $71.72 | MI20260085 Mod 1 |
| Building | PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING HVAC SYSTEM INSTALLATIONPLUM0333-002 | $46.29 | $71.72 | MI20260085 Mod 1 |
| Building | SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)SUMI2011-010 | $17.88 | $22.61 | MI20260085 Mod 1 |
| Highway | PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER - GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE: WELDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE WORKPLUM0190-003 | $33.03 | $53.22 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Highway | PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER - GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE: ALL OTHER WORKPLUM0190-003 | $24.19 | $36.47 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Heavy | PLUMBER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)PLUM0174-019 | $39.89 | $63.71 | MI20260059 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | PLUMBER (TOWNSHIPS OF DANBY & PORTLAND)PLUM0333-025 | $42.29 | $66.23 | MI20260059 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | PIPEFITTERSUMI2010-057 | $19.90 | $25.53 | MI20260059 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BARRY (TOWNSHIPS OF ASSYRIA, BALTIMORE, CASTLETON, HASTINGS, JOHNSTOWN & MAPLE GROVE) & IONIA (TOWNSHIPS OF DANBY …PLUM0333-012 | $31.35 | $54.25 | MI20260025 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PLUMBER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BARRY COUNTY (REMAINDER OF TOWNSHIPS))PLUM0357-010 | $26.25 | $46.35 | MI20260025 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BARRY COUNTY (REMAINDER OF TOWNSHIPS))PLUM0357-010 | $27.18 | $48.23 | MI20260025 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PLUMBER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BARRY COUNTY (REMAINDER OF TOWNSHIPS))PLUM0357-010 | $26.25 | $46.35 | MI20260025 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BARRY COUNTY (REMAINDER OF TOWNSHIPS))PLUM0357-010 | $27.18 | $48.23 | MI20260025 Mod 1 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Michigan Davis-Bacon changes
How Ionia County compares
The main plumber or pipefitter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Ionia Countyfringes included$60.34
- Clinton Countyfringes included$71.77
- Kent Countyfringes included$72.81
- Montcalm Countyfringes included$72.81
Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties
Current LEO rates. LEO sets rates county by county from local union agreements, so neighbouring counties in one agreement's area often match.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Ionia County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | Plumber | incl. | $72.81 | +$12.47 |
| Montcalm County | Plumber | incl. | $72.81 | +$12.47 |
| Clinton County | Plumbers | incl. | $71.77 | +$11.43 |
| Eaton County | Plumbers | incl. | $71.77 | +$11.43 |
| Gratiot County | Plumbers | incl. | $69.18 | +$8.84 |
| Ionia County | Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | $60.34 | |
| Barry County | Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | $60.34 | same |
Michigan plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO county rate schedule, page 54
- LEO's prevailing wages by county
- LEO's county PDF lists apprentice rates by level for each classification; see the PDF linked on each page (LEO).
Are you being paid this rate?
LEO's rate is wage and fringe together: add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare the sum with the total. LEO Wage and Hour Division, P.O. Box 30476, Lansing, MI 48909 (LEO).
Source
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), county rate schedule LEO-November-2025-ionia, effective November 3, 2025, page 54: www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/PWRS-By-County/Ionia.pdf
We read every county PDF in LEO's November 2025 edition and check every page with a second, separate read; the last run found no mismatches. Where LEO prints the same classification twice in a county without saying where each applies, both rows are shown. How we check · Download Ionia County as CSV · Report an error