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New York plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $76.06 an hour in Yates County to $124.45 in New York City. The median county is $80.91.

Plumber / Pipefitter rate in each New York county, A to Z

63 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Albany CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Albany County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Allegany CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Bronx CountyPlumber: Temporary Service** · Kings County group
$62.52 $37.04 $99.56 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-1 Const
Broome CountyPlumber · Chenango County group
$46.91 $34.81 $81.72 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-2-112s-SF
Cattaraugus CountyPlumber · Erie County group
$46.27 $30.91 $77.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-22-P
Cayuga CountyPlumber, Steamfitter Pipefitter, Welder, · Oswego County group
$48.60 $30.04 $78.64 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81.1
Chautauqua CountyPlumber · Erie County group
$46.27 $30.91 $77.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-22-P
Chemung CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder, · Onondaga County group
$52.16 $28.75 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81-SF
Chenango CountyPlumber · Chenango County group
$46.91 $34.81 $81.72 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-2-112s-SF
Clinton CountyPlumber & Steamfitter · Washington County group
$48.13 $34.05 $82.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-773-SF
Columbia CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Montgomery County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Cortland CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder,
$52.16 $28.75 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81-SF
Delaware CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Dutchess CountyPlumber & Steamfitter
$62.42 $46.79 $109.21 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-8-21.2-SF
Erie CountyPlumber · Erie County group
$46.27 $30.91 $77.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-22-P
Essex CountyPlumber & Steamfitter
$49.13 $34.05 $83.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-773EF-SF
Franklin CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Fulton CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Montgomery County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Genesee CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Greene CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Montgomery County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Hamilton CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Herkimer CountyPlumber · Oneida County group
$47.93 $35.27 $83.20 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-112n-SF
Jefferson CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder, · Jefferson County group
$47.57 $30.34 $77.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81Wtr
Kings CountyPlumber: Temporary Service** · Kings County group
$62.52 $37.04 $99.56 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-1 Const
Lewis CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Livingston CountyPlumber · Monroe County group
$47.18 $28.88 $76.06 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-5-13-SF
Madison CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Monroe CountyPlumber · Monroe County group
$47.18 $28.88 $76.06 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-5-13-SF
Montgomery CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Montgomery County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Nassau CountyPlumber · Suffolk County group
$63.98 $53.70 $117.68 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-200
New York CityPlumber
$78.05 $46.40 $124.45 Jul 1, 2026NYCCOMP-220-2026-07-01
New York CountyPlumber: Temporary Service** · Kings County group
$62.52 $37.04 $99.56 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-1 Const
Niagara CountyPlumber · Erie County group
$46.27 $30.91 $77.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-22-P
Oneida CountyPlumber · Oneida County group
$47.93 $35.27 $83.20 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-112n-SF
Onondaga CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder, · Onondaga County group
$52.16 $28.75 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81-SF
Ontario CountyPlumber · Monroe County group
$47.18 $28.88 $76.06 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-5-13-SF
Orange CountyPlumber-HVAC · Orange County group
$43.74 $38.13 $81.87 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-373 Refrig
Orleans CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Oswego CountyPlumber, Steamfitter Pipefitter, Welder, · Oswego County group
$48.60 $30.04 $78.64 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81.1
Otsego CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Putnam CountyPlumber - Jobbing & Alterations: Journeyworker: · Westchester County group
$52.14 $38.99 $91.13 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-8-21.3-J&A
Queens CountyPlumber: Temporary Service** · Kings County group
$62.52 $37.04 $99.56 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-1 Const
Rensselaer CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Albany County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Richmond CountyPlumber: Temporary Service** · Kings County group
$62.52 $37.04 $99.56 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-1 Const
Rockland CountyPlumber-HVAC · Orange County group
$43.74 $38.13 $81.87 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-373 Refrig
Saratoga CountySprinkler Fitter
$50.75 $28.94 $79.69 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669-3
Schenectady CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Albany County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Schoharie CountyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter · Montgomery County group
$57.56 $30.33 $87.89 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-7-SF
Schuyler CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder, · Onondaga County group
$52.16 $28.75 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81-SF
Seneca CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
St. Lawrence CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder, · Jefferson County group
$47.57 $30.34 $77.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81Wtr
Steuben CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Suffolk CountyPlumber · Suffolk County group
$63.98 $53.70 $117.68 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-200
Sullivan CountyPlumber-HVAC · Orange County group
$43.74 $38.13 $81.87 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-373 Refrig
Tioga CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Tompkins CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder, · Onondaga County group
$52.16 $28.75 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-81-SF
Ulster CountySprinkler Fitter
$60.78 $32.66 $93.44 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669.2
Warren CountyPlumber & Steamfitter
$48.13 $34.05 $82.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-773-SF
Washington CountyPlumber & Steamfitter · Washington County group
$48.13 $34.05 $82.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-773-SF
Wayne CountySprinkler Fitter
$47.91 $30.71 $78.62 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-669
Westchester CountyPlumber - Jobbing & Alterations: Journeyworker: · Westchester County group
$52.14 $38.99 $91.13 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-8-21.3-J&A
Wyoming CountyPlumber · Erie County group
$46.27 $30.91 $77.18 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-22-P
Yates CountyPlumber · Monroe County group
$47.18 $28.88 $76.06 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-5-13-SF

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each county, 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. New York doesn't lock rates at bid: contractors pay the current prevailing rate, including the dated steps in the schedule, and monthly corrections retroactive to July 1 (NYSDOL). Checked October 25, 2026.

Schoharie County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourSeneca County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourOrleans County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourWayne County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourGreene County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourAllegany County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourOswego County plumber or pipefitter: $78.64 per hourNassau County plumber or pipefitter: $117.68 per hourMonroe County plumber or pipefitter: $76.06 per hourHerkimer County plumber or pipefitter: $83.20 per hourNew York County plumber or pipefitter: $99.56 per hourSt. Lawrence County plumber or pipefitter: $77.91 per hourOrange County plumber or pipefitter: $81.87 per hourTompkins County plumber or pipefitter: $80.91 per hourOnondaga County plumber or pipefitter: $80.91 per hourAlbany County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourSuffolk County plumber or pipefitter: $117.68 per hourJefferson County plumber or pipefitter: $77.91 per hourLivingston County plumber or pipefitter: $76.06 per hourWyoming County plumber or pipefitter: $77.18 per hourSchuyler County plumber or pipefitter: $80.91 per hourTioga County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourChemung County plumber or pipefitter: $80.91 per hourWestchester County plumber or pipefitter: $91.13 per hourNiagara County plumber or pipefitter: $77.18 per hourOneida County plumber or pipefitter: $83.20 per hourEssex County plumber or pipefitter: $83.18 per hourOtsego County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourHamilton County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourMontgomery County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourFranklin County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourLewis County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourBroome County plumber or pipefitter: $81.72 per hourSchenectady County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourSteuben County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourChenango County plumber or pipefitter: $81.72 per hourSullivan County plumber or pipefitter: $81.87 per hourPutnam County plumber or pipefitter: $91.13 per hourRockland County plumber or pipefitter: $81.87 per hourColumbia County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourClinton County plumber or pipefitter: $82.18 per hourKings County plumber or pipefitter: $99.56 per hourCattaraugus County plumber or pipefitter: $77.18 per hourChautauqua County plumber or pipefitter: $77.18 per hourQueens County plumber or pipefitter: $99.56 per hourRensselaer County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourRichmond County plumber or pipefitter: $99.56 per hourUlster County plumber or pipefitter: $93.44 per hourBronx County plumber or pipefitter: $99.56 per hourSaratoga County plumber or pipefitter: $79.69 per hourFulton County plumber or pipefitter: $87.89 per hourDutchess County plumber or pipefitter: $109.21 per hourCayuga County plumber or pipefitter: $78.64 per hourErie County plumber or pipefitter: $77.18 per hourCortland County plumber or pipefitter: $80.91 per hourMadison County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $82.18 per hourGenesee County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourWarren County plumber or pipefitter: $82.18 per hourDelaware County plumber or pipefitter: $78.62 per hourYates County plumber or pipefitter: $76.06 per hourOntario County plumber or pipefitter: $76.06 per hour
$76$78$78$82$87$117Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$76.06 to $124.45 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $80.91. 14 groups of counties with identical rates and 20 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. New York City1 county$124.45
  2. Suffolk County group2 counties$117.68
  3. Dutchess County1 county$109.21
  4. Kings County group5 counties$99.56
  5. Ulster County1 county$93.44
  6. Westchester County group2 counties$91.13
  7. Montgomery County group5 counties$87.89
  8. Albany County group3 counties$87.89
  9. Oneida County group2 counties$83.20
  10. Essex County1 county$83.18
  11. Washington County group2 counties$82.18
  12. Warren County1 county$82.18
  13. Orange County group3 counties$81.87
  14. Chenango County group2 counties$81.72
  15. Onondaga County group4 counties$80.91
  16. Cortland County1 county$80.91
  17. Saratoga County1 county$79.69
  18. Oswego County group2 counties$78.64
  19. Allegany County1 county$78.62
  20. Delaware County1 county$78.62
  21. Franklin County1 county$78.62
  22. Genesee County1 county$78.62
  23. Hamilton County1 county$78.62
  24. Lewis County1 county$78.62
  25. Madison County1 county$78.62
  26. Orleans County1 county$78.62
  27. Otsego County1 county$78.62
  28. Seneca County1 county$78.62
  29. Steuben County1 county$78.62
  30. Tioga County1 county$78.62
  31. Wayne County1 county$78.62
  32. Jefferson County group2 counties$77.91
  33. Erie County group5 counties$77.18
  34. Monroe County group4 counties$76.06
Which counties share a rate
Counties and New York CityMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
New York CityPlumber$78.05 $124.45 
Suffolk County group, 2 localities: Nassau, SuffolkPlumber$63.98 $117.68 
Dutchess CountyPlumber & Steamfitter$62.42 $109.21 
Kings County group, 5 localities: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, RichmondPlumber: Temporary Service**$62.52 $99.56 
Ulster CountySprinkler Fitter$60.78 $93.44 
Westchester County group, 2 localities: Putnam, WestchesterPlumber - Jobbing & Alterations: Journeyworker:$52.14 $91.13 
Montgomery County group, 5 localities: Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, SchohariePlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter$57.56 $87.89 
Albany County group, 3 localities: Albany, Rensselaer, SchenectadyPlumber: Pipefitter, Steamfitter$57.56 $87.89 
Oneida County group, 2 localities: Herkimer, OneidaPlumber$47.93 $83.20 
Essex CountyPlumber & Steamfitter$49.13 $83.18 
Washington County group, 2 localities: Clinton, WashingtonPlumber & Steamfitter$48.13 $82.18 
Warren CountyPlumber & Steamfitter$48.13 $82.18 
Orange County group, 3 localities: Orange, Rockland, SullivanPlumber-HVAC$43.74 $81.87 
Chenango County group, 2 localities: Broome, ChenangoPlumber$46.91 $81.72 
Onondaga County group, 4 localities: Chemung, Onondaga, Schuyler, TompkinsPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder,$52.16 $80.91 
Cortland CountyPlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder,$52.16 $80.91 
Saratoga CountySprinkler Fitter$50.75 $79.69 
Oswego County group, 2 localities: Cayuga, OswegoPlumber, Steamfitter Pipefitter, Welder,$48.60 $78.64 
Allegany CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Delaware CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Franklin CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Genesee CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Hamilton CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Lewis CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Madison CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Orleans CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Otsego CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Seneca CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Steuben CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Tioga CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Wayne CountySprinkler Fitter$47.91 $78.62 
Jefferson County group, 2 localities: Jefferson, St. LawrencePlumber, Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Welder,$47.57 $77.91 
Erie County group, 5 localities: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, WyomingPlumber$46.27 $77.18 
Monroe County group, 4 localities: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, YatesPlumber$47.18 $76.06 

14 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 20 counties with rates of their own.

NYSDOL schedules list registered-apprentice wages as a percentage of the journeyworker rate, with their own supplement amounts, under REGISTERED APPRENTICES (verbatim in `apprentice_text`). Only registered apprentices may be paid those rates.

Questions about New York plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in New York City?

$124.45 an hour: a $78.05 base wage plus $46.40 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in New York City.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $124.45 total is a $78.05 base wage plus $46.40 in supplements, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

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

Work over eight hours in a day or more than five days in a week is overtime at "a premium wage commensurate with the premium wages prevailing in the area" (Labor Law §220(2)). Each trade's rules are NYSDOL codes, copied here; they combine, so we don't compute overtime dollars.

Do apprentice plumber or pipefitters get this rate?

NYSDOL schedules list registered-apprentice wages as a percentage of the journeyworker rate, with their own supplement amounts, under REGISTERED APPRENTICES (verbatim in `apprentice_text`). Only registered apprentices may be paid those rates.

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

NYSDOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across New York, the 63 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 34 distinct sets of rates, and 14 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Erie County group).