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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Thomas 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 · PLUM0016-012

$10.07an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.07 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS · SUNE1985-004

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Thomas 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 NE20260075 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $61.16 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260075, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLUM0016-012 (May 25, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Thomas County, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $10.07 an hour: a $10.07 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260023 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.07 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260023, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNE1985-004 (September 1, 1985). 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 Thomas County, from $10.07 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: $10.07 + $0.00

Base wage (taxable)	$10.07
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$10.07

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 Thomas County

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

PIPEFITTERBuilding · PLUM0464-001$67.35
PLUMBERBuilding · PLUM0016-012$61.16
PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERSResidential · SUNE1985-004$10.07

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PLUMBERBuildingPLUM0016-012	$44.26	$16.90	$61.16	NE20260075 Mod 1
PIPEFITTERBuildingPLUM0464-001	$46.25	$21.10	$67.35	NE20260075 Mod 1
PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERSResidentialSUNE1985-004	$10.07	$0.00	$10.07	NE20260023 Mod 1

How Thomas 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

Thomas $61.162287

$28.92Seward$67.35Fillmore

ThomasNearby: Logan $61.16, Blaine $61.16, Morrill $57.28Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 7 counties pay more than Thomas, 72 the same, 13 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Thomas Countybase $44.26$61.16
Logan Countybase $44.26$61.16
Blaine Countybase $44.26$61.16
Morrill 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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Thomas County
Thomas County	PLUMBER	$44.26	$61.16
Logan 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
Blaine County	PLUMBER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND SYSTEM INSTALLATION)	$44.26	$61.16	same
Hooker 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
Brown County	PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$44.26	$61.16	same
Cherry County	PLUMBER	$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 NE20260075 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260075/1

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 Thomas County as CSV · Report an error