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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Trujillo Alto Municipio, Puerto Rico

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.

$7.56an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER

$7.25 base wage + $0.31 fringe benefits

PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK) · SUPR1993-001

$10.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$9.94 base wage + $0.56 fringe benefits

PLUMBER · SUPR2019-025

Trujillo Alto Municipio uses the same plumber or pipefitter rates as 39 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Trujillo Alto Municipio, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $7.56 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.31 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.56 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination PR20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUPR1993-001 (October 29, 1993). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Trujillo Alto Municipio, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $10.50 an hour: a $9.94 base wage plus $0.56 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260029 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.50 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination PR20260029, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUPR2019-025 (May 14, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

These are the federal Davis-Bacon rates for Puerto Rico, for federally funded or assisted construction. We haven't checked whether Puerto Rico also sets its own.

DOL lists 3 plumber or pipefitter rates for Trujillo Alto Municipio, from $7.25 to $10.50 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.31

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)	$7.25
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$0.31
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.56

Base wage and fringe benefits: $9.94 + $0.56

Base wage (taxable)	$9.94
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$0.56
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$10.50

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 Puerto Rico change log lists what each one changed.

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Trujillo Alto Municipio

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

PLUMBERResidential · SUPR2019-025$10.50
PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)Building · SUPR1993-001$7.56
PIPEFITTERBuilding · SUPR1993-001$7.25

Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in Trujillo Alto Municipio, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)BuildingSUPR1993-001	$7.25	$0.31	$7.56	PR20260001 Mod 1
PIPEFITTERBuildingSUPR1993-001	$7.25	$0.00	$7.25	PR20260001 Mod 1
PLUMBERResidentialSUPR2019-025	$9.94	$0.56	$10.50	PR20260029 Mod 1

How Trujillo Alto Municipio compares

The main plumber or pipefitter rate in every municipio that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every municipio in Puerto Rico

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Trujillo Alto Municipiobase $7.25$7.56
Carolina Municipiobase $7.25$7.56
Gurabo Municipiobase $7.25$7.56
San Juan Municipiobase $7.25$7.56

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby localities

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

DOL's plumber or pipefitter rates for Trujillo Alto Municipio are the same as in 39 other localities: Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arecibo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Caguas, Camuy and 31 more.

Municipio	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Trujillo Alto Municipio
Trujillo Alto Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56
Carolina Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56	same
Gurabo Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56	same
San Juan Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56	same
Guaynabo Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56	same
Canóvanas Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56	same
Loíza Municipio	PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$7.25	$7.56	same

Puerto Rico plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by municipio, 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 PR20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/PR20260001/1

We read every active Puerto Rico 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 Trujillo Alto Municipio as CSV · Report an error