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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage, Houghton County group, Michigan (15 counties)
LEO sets the same plumber or pipefitter rates, row for row, in 15 counties: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$73.18an hour, fringe benefits included · Plumber
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
On Michigan public works in each of these 15 counties, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $73.18 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective October 30, 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 3 plumber or pipefitter rates for each of these counties, from $60.34 to $73.18 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 $73.18 wage + $0.00 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $73.18
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 $73.18. 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 the Houghton County group
As LEO lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Pipefitters—Steamfitters$73.18
- Plumber$73.18
- Sprinkler Fitters$60.34
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipefitters—Steamfitters | incl. | incl. | $73.18 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Plumber | incl. | incl. | $73.18 | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | incl. | $60.34 | Nov 3, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rates in these counties
The counties share LEO's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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)).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260103 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Baraga County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260108 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Chippewa County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260113 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Delta County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260116 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Dickinson County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $61.76 | MI20260117 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.42 |
| Gogebic County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260120 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Houghton County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260124 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Iron County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260155 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Keweenaw County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260155 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Luce County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260132 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Mackinac County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260133 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Marquette County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260135 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Menominee County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260156 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Ontonagon County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260156 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
| Schoolcraft County | PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) | $62.12 | MI20260150 Mod 1 | LEO +$11.06 |
How the Houghton County group 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
- Houghton County groupfringes included$73.18
- Baraga Countyfringes included$73.18
- Ontonagon Countyfringes included$73.18
- Leelanau Countyfringes included$63.84
Which county is in which plumber or pipefitter group
Every Michigan county with a plumber or pipefitter rate. Counties LEO treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
8 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 15 counties with rates of their own.
Michigan plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from LEO on this rate
- 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).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Alger · Baraga · Chippewa · Delta · Dickinson · Gogebic · Houghton · Iron · Keweenaw · Luce · Mackinac · Marquette · Menominee · Ontonagon · Schoolcraft
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), LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. For the row this page leads with:
- Alger: LEO-November-2025-alger, page 40
- Baraga: LEO-November-2025-baraga, page 40
- Chippewa: LEO-November-2025-chippewa, page 41
- Delta: LEO-November-2025-delta, page 40
- Dickinson: LEO-November-2025-dickinson, page 40
- Gogebic: LEO-November-2025-gogebic, page 39
- Houghton: LEO-November-2025-houghton, page 40
- Iron: LEO-November-2025-iron, page 40
- Keweenaw: LEO-November-2025-keweenaw, page 40
- Luce: LEO-November-2025-luce, page 40
- Mackinac: LEO-November-2025-mackinac, page 41
- Marquette: LEO-November-2025-marquette, page 40
- Menominee: LEO-November-2025-menominee, page 40
- Ontonagon: LEO-November-2025-ontonagon, page 39
- Schoolcraft: LEO-November-2025-schoolcraft, page 40
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 every Michigan rate as CSV · Report an error