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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in St. Joseph County, Michigan
$60.20an hour, fringe benefits included · plumbers
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
St. Joseph County uses the same plumber or pipefitter rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On Michigan public works in St. Joseph County, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumbers must be paid at least $60.20 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 2 plumber or pipefitter rates for St. Joseph County, from $60.20 to $60.34 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 $37.10 wage + $23.10 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $60.20
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 $60.20. 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 St. Joseph County
As LEO lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| plumbers | incl. | incl. | $60.20 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | incl. | $60.34 | Nov 3, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rate in St. Joseph 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 PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION) at $57.47 ($32.50 base + $24.97 fringe), from MI20260152 modification 2, published May 18, 2026, rate PLUM0357-016. Against LEO's $60.20: LEO's rate is $2.73 an hour higher. Note: the state prints one rate with fringes included, so only totals are compared.
For heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (ST JOSEPH COUNTY) at $57.55 ($35.20 base + $22.35 fringe), from MI20260049 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate PLUM0357-014. Against LEO's $60.20: LEO's rate is $2.65 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 (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION)PLUM0357-016 | $32.50 | $57.47 | MI20260152 Mod 2 |
| Building | PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)PLUM0357-016 | $32.50 | $57.47 | MI20260152 Mod 2 |
| Building | PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE & SYSTEM INSTALLATION)PLUM0357-016 | $32.50 | $57.47 | MI20260152 Mod 2 |
| Building | SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)SFMI0669-003 | $41.34 | $68.73 | MI20260152 Mod 2 |
| 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/PIPEFITTER (ST JOSEPH COUNTY)PLUM0357-014 | $35.20 | $57.55 | MI20260049 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ARENAC, CLARE, GLADWIN, GRATIOT, HURON (WEST OF M-53), ISABELLA & MIDLAND COUNTIES)PLUM0085-014 | $30.45 | $41.09 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ALLEGAN (TOWNSHIPS OF DORR, FILLMORE, LAKETOWN, LEIGHTON, OVERISEL & SALEM), LAKE, MASON, MECOSTA, MONTCALM, …PLUM0174-009 | $39.89 | $63.71 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ALLEGAN (TOWNSHIPS OF DORR, FILLMORE, LAKETOWN, LEIGHTON, OVERISEL & SALEM), LAKE, MASON, MECOSTA, MONTCALM, …PLUM0174-009 | $39.89 | $63.71 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (LENAWEE COUNTY (TOWNSHIPS OF CLINTON, MACON & TECUMSEH))PLUM0190-009 | $44.31 | $68.01 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BRANCH, HILLSDALE & LENAWEE (EXCEPT TOWNSHIPS OF CLINTON, MACON & TECUMSEH) COUNTIES)PLUM0333-013 | $31.35 | $54.25 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (BRANCH, HILLSDALE & LENAWEE (EXCEPT TOWNSHIPS OF CLINTON, MACON & TECUMSEH) COUNTIES)PLUM0333-013 | $31.35 | $54.25 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (SHIAWASSEE COUNTY)PLUM0370-004 | $26.46 | $47.06 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PIPEFITTER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (HURON (EAST OF HWY M-53) & SANILAC COUNTIES)PLUM0636-007 | $41.61 | $70.96 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
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 St. Joseph 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
- St. Joseph Countyfringes included$60.20
- Kalamazoo Countyfringes included$60.20
- Cass Countyfringes included$68.59
- Branch Countyfringes included$71.77
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.
LEO's plumber or pipefitter rates for St. Joseph County are the same as in 1 other county: Van Buren.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch County | Plumbers | incl. | $71.77 | +$11.57 |
| Cass County | Plumbers | incl. | $68.59 | +$8.39 |
| Calhoun County | Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | $60.34 | +$0.14 |
| Berrien County | Sprinkler Fitters | incl. | $60.34 | +$0.14 |
| St. Joseph County | plumbers | incl. | $60.20 | |
| Kalamazoo County | plumbers | incl. | $60.20 | same |
| Van Buren County | plumbers | incl. | $60.20 | same |
Michigan plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO county rate schedule, page 42
- 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-st-joseph, effective November 3, 2025, page 42: www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/PWRS-By-County/St-Joseph.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 St. Joseph County as CSV · Report an error