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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Keith County, Nebraska

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$61.16an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER

$44.26 base wage + $16.90 fringe benefits

PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES) · PLUM0016-010

$7.89an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.89 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER · SUNE1984-005

Keith County uses the same plumber or pipefitter rates as 6 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Keith County, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $61.16 an hour: a $44.26 base wage plus $16.90 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260079 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $61.16 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260079, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLUM0016-010 (May 25, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Keith County, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $7.89 an hour: a $7.89 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260012 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.89 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260012, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNE1984-005 (January 1, 1984). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Nebraska has no state wage schedule; Davis-Bacon applies to federally funded work. Bidders on state work file a statement that they follow "fair labor standards" (Neb. Rev. Stat. 73-104), but no agency publishes rates.

DOL lists 3 plumber or pipefitter rates for Keith County, from $7.89 to $67.35 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $44.26 + $16.90

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)	$44.26
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.90
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$61.16

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.89 + $0.00

Base wage (taxable)	$7.89
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.89

When does this rate change?

A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Nebraska change log lists what each one changed.

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Keith County

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

PIPEFITTER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)Building · PLUM0464-018$67.35
PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)Building · PLUM0016-010$61.16
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTERResidential · SUNE1984-005$7.89

Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in Keith County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)BuildingPLUM0016-010	$44.26	$16.90	$61.16	NE20260079 Mod 1
PIPEFITTER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)BuildingPLUM0464-018	$46.25	$21.10	$67.35	NE20260079 Mod 1
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTERResidentialSUNE1984-005	$7.89	$0.00	$7.89	NE20260012 Mod 1

How Keith 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 Nebraska

Keith $61.162287

$28.92Seward$67.35Fillmore

KeithNearby: Perkins $61.16, Arthur $61.16, Cheyenne $57.28Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 7 counties pay more than Keith, 72 the same, 13 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Keith Countybase $44.26$61.16
Perkins Countybase $44.26$61.16
Arthur Countybase $44.26$61.16
Cheyenne Countybase $34.88$57.28

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's plumber or pipefitter rates for Keith County are the same as in 6 other counties: Chase, Frontier, Hayes, Hitchcock, Perkins, Red Willow. The closest county with a different rate is Cheyenne County, at $57.28.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Keith County
Keith County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16
Perkins County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16	same
Arthur County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16	same
Deuel County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16	same
McPherson County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16	same
Garden County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16	same
Chase County	PLUMBER (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, DEUEL, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GARDEN, GOSPER, GRANT, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, HOOKER, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS, RED WILLOW AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES)	$44.26	$61.16	same

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

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination NE20260079 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260079/1

We read every active Nebraska Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Keith County as CSV · Report an error