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New Jersey plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's prevailing wage on New Jersey public works runs from $100.95 an hour in Burlington County to $111.61 in Atlantic County. The median county is $111.59.

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each county, NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026. Rates are those in effect when the contract is awarded, plus every pre-determined increase listed then, from its date (NJDOL FAQ). Checked October 25, 2026.

Cumberland County plumber or pipefitter: $111.61 per hourHunterdon County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourWarren County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourSomerset County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourOcean County plumber or pipefitter: $111.07 per hourBergen County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourMiddlesex County plumber or pipefitter: $111.07 per hourAtlantic County plumber or pipefitter: $111.61 per hourBurlington County plumber or pipefitter: $100.95 per hourCape May County plumber or pipefitter: $111.61 per hourEssex County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourMercer County plumber or pipefitter: $111.07 per hourHudson County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourMonmouth County plumber or pipefitter: $111.07 per hourSussex County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourUnion County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourMorris County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hourCamden County plumber or pipefitter: $111.61 per hourSalem County plumber or pipefitter: $111.61 per hourGloucester County plumber or pipefitter: $111.61 per hourPassaic County plumber or pipefitter: $111.59 per hour
$100$111$111$111$111$111Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in New Jersey?

6 groups of counties with identical rates and 4 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Atlantic County group4 counties$111.61
  2. Camden County group2 counties$111.61
  3. Bergen County group4 counties$111.59
  4. Essex County group3 counties$111.59
  5. Hunterdon County group2 counties$111.59
  6. Sussex County1 county$111.59
  7. Middlesex County group2 counties$111.07
  8. Mercer County1 county$111.07
  9. Ocean County1 county$111.07
  10. Burlington County1 county$100.95

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Atlantic County group, 4 localities: Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, SalemPlumber: Journeyman$111.61 $59.50 
Camden County group, 2 localities: Camden, GloucesterPlumber: Journeyman$111.61 $59.50 
Bergen County group, 4 localities: Bergen, Hudson, Morris, PassaicPlumber: Journeyman$111.59 $64.19 
Essex County group, 3 localities: Essex, Somerset, UnionPlumber: Journeyman$111.59 $64.19 
Hunterdon County group, 2 localities: Hunterdon, WarrenPlumber: Journeyman$111.59 $64.19 
Sussex CountyPlumber: Journeyman$111.59 $64.19 
Middlesex County group, 2 localities: Middlesex, MonmouthPlumber: Journeyman$111.07 $62.62 
Mercer CountyPlumber: Journeyman$111.07 $62.62 
Ocean CountyPlumber: Journeyman$111.07 $62.62 
Burlington CountySprinkler Fitter: Journeyman$100.95 $63.14 

6 groups of counties with identical NJDOL rates, and 4 counties with rates of their own.

NJDOL county packages print an apprentice schedule per craft (percent of the journeyman wage, benefit rule and apprentice:journeyman ratio); see the craft's apprentice text in counties.json. With no schedule listed, an apprentice is paid the journeyman rate; with no ratio listed, the ratio is 1 apprentice to 4 journeymen (NJDOL package preamble).

Questions about New Jersey plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Bergen County?

$111.59 an hour: a $64.19 base wage plus $47.40 in fringe benefits, under NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Bergen County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bergen County the $111.59 total is a $64.19 base wage plus $47.40 in fringe benefits, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage pay overtime in New Jersey?

New Jersey's Act sets no overtime formula. Each craft's notes in NJDOL's package define its workday, overtime, shifts and holidays, and unless they say otherwise the fringe for overtime hours stays at the straight-time amount (NJDOL).

Do apprentice plumber or pipefitters get this rate?

NJDOL county packages print an apprentice schedule per craft (percent of the journeyman wage, benefit rule and apprentice:journeyman ratio); see the craft's apprentice text in counties.json. With no schedule listed, an apprentice is paid the journeyman rate; with no ratio listed, the ratio is 1 apprentice to 4 journeymen (NJDOL package preamble).

Why do some counties have the same plumber or pipefitter rate?

NJDOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across New Jersey, the 21 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 10 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Atlantic County group).