Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Venango County, Pennsylvania

$82.15an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · plumber

$53.68 base wage + $28.47 fringe benefits · Building

On Pennsylvania public works in Venango County, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $82.15 an hour: a $53.68 base wage plus $28.47 in fringe benefits.

PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective June 1, 2026. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.

L&I lists 4 plumber or pipefitter rates for Venango County, from $82.15 to $88.71 an hour. See all of them.

Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $53.68 + $28.47

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I 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)	$53.68
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$28.47
Total hourly rate, as printed	$82.15

When does this rate change?

A signed contract keeps the rates in its own determination, including the dated steps printed there. A later L&I rate change doesn't reach it (Act § 4).
County pages here follow each county's newest determination, so they move whenever L&I issues the next one there. The determination is named in the Source line.

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Venango County

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Steamfitters (Heavy and Highway - Gas Distribution)Heavy/Highway$88.71
SteamfittersBuilding$84.32
SprinklerfittersBuilding$83.38
plumberBuilding$82.15

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	Effective
plumberBuilding	$53.68	$28.47	$82.15	Jun 1, 2026
SprinklerfittersBuilding	$52.82	$30.56	$83.38	Apr 1, 2026
SteamfittersBuilding	$53.05	$31.27	$84.32	Jun 1, 2026
Steamfitters (Heavy and Highway - Gas Distribution)Heavy/Highway	$48.43	$40.28	$88.71	May 1, 2022

Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rate in Venango County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PLUMBER at $72.45 ($46.98 base + $25.47 fringe), from PA20260070 modification 5, published September 24, 2026, rate PLUM0027-006. Against L&I's $82.15: L&I's rate is $9.70 an hour higher.

Construction	Federal classification	Base wage	Total rate	WD
Building	PLUMBERPLUM0027-006	$46.98	$72.45	PA20260070 Mod 5
Building	PIPEFITTER (INDUSTRIAL)PLUM0354-008	$47.75	$74.30	PA20260070 Mod 5
Building	PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION AND WORK ON INDUSTRIAL SITES)PLUM0354-013	$40.02	$66.57	PA20260070 Mod 5
Building	PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)PLUM0449-003	$48.15	$77.32	PA20260070 Mod 5
Building	SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)SFPA0669-004	$49.75	$80.01	PA20260070 Mod 5
Highway, Heavy	PLUMBER AND PIPEFITTER: BRIDGE DRAIN PIPE (ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BUTLER, CLARION, GREENE (EXCEPT EXTREME EASTERN PORTION), LAWRENCE, WASHINGTON (EXCEPT …PLUM0027-001	$48.65	$74.12	PA20260002 Mod 6
Highway, Heavy	PLUMBER AND PIPEFITTER: BRIDGE DRAIN PIPE (CRAWFORD, ERIE, FOREST, MCKEAN, MERCER, VENANGO AND WARREN COUNTIES)PLUM0027-009	$46.98	$72.45	PA20260002 Mod 6
Residential	PLUMBERSUPA1999-002	$14.69	$14.69	PA20260038 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Pennsylvania Davis-Bacon changes

How Venango 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 Pennsylvania

Venango $82.151432635

$71.37Bedford$114.09Bucks

VenangoNearby: Clarion $83.82, Crawford $82.25, Mercer $82.25Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 19 counties pay more than Venango, 1 the same, 46 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Venango Countybase $53.68$82.15
Clarion Countybase $55.35$83.82
Crawford Countybase $56.38$82.25
Mercer Countybase $56.38$82.25

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties

Current L&I rates. L&I sets rates by county, and counties in the same collective bargaining area often share them.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Venango County
Clarion County	plumber	$55.35	$83.82	+$1.67
Butler County	plumber	$55.35	$83.82	+$1.67
Crawford County	plumber	$56.38	$82.25	+$0.10
Mercer County	plumber	$56.38	$82.25	+$0.10
Forest County	plumber	$56.38	$82.25	+$0.10
Warren County	plumber	$56.38	$82.25	+$0.10
Venango County	plumber	$53.68	$82.15

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

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to the fringe your employer pays for you, and compare it with the total. A worker can protest to L&I within three months: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, 1-800-932-0665 (L&I).

Source

Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS determination 26-09281, issued October 22, 2026, effective June 1, 2026: www.dliweb.pa.gov/PrevWage/Pages/Project.aspx

We read each county's newest PPWS determination from L&I's site and check every number with a second read. The totals are the ones L&I prints. How we check · Download Venango County as CSV · Report an error