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Utah plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $28.62 an hour in Wayne County to $61.93 in Box Elder County. The median county is $28.62.

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Summit County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourSan Juan County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourDaggett County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourMorgan County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourCache County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourDavis County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourPiute County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourUtah County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourSanpete County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourWayne County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourEmery County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourGarfield County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourBeaver County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourIron County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourBox Elder County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourUintah County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $39.17 per hourDuchesne County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourJuab County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourMillard County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourSevier County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourTooele County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourCarbon County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourGrand County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourRich County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourWasatch County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hourSalt Lake County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourWeber County plumber or pipefitter: $61.93 per hourKane County plumber or pipefitter: $28.62 per hour
$28$28$28$28$61$61Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 23 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Box Elder County1 county$61.93
  2. Cache County1 county$61.93
  3. Davis County1 county$61.93
  4. Juab County1 county$61.93
  5. Morgan County1 county$61.93
  6. Salt Lake County1 county$61.93
  7. Tooele County1 county$61.93
  8. Utah County1 county$61.93
  9. Weber County1 county$61.93
  10. Washington County1 county$39.17
  11. Duchesne County group2 counties$28.62
  12. Millard County group2 counties$28.62
  13. Sevier County group2 counties$28.62
  14. Beaver County1 county$28.62
  15. Carbon County1 county$28.62
  16. Garfield County1 county$28.62
  17. Grand County1 county$28.62
  18. Iron County1 county$28.62
  19. Piute County1 county$28.62
  20. Rich County1 county$28.62
  21. San Juan County1 county$28.62
  22. Sanpete County1 county$28.62
  23. Summit County1 county$28.62
  24. Uintah County1 county$28.62
  25. Wasatch County1 county$28.62
  26. Wayne County1 county$28.62

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Box Elder CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Cache CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Davis CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Juab CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Morgan CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Salt Lake CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Tooele CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Utah CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Weber CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$61.93 $46.10 
Washington CountyPLUMBER$39.17 $27.38 
Duchesne County group, 2 localities: Daggett, DuchesnePLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Millard County group, 2 localities: Kane, MillardPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Sevier County group, 2 localities: Emery, SevierPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Beaver CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Carbon CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Garfield CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Grand CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Iron CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Piute CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Rich CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
San Juan CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Sanpete CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Summit CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Uintah CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Wasatch CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 
Wayne CountyPLUMBER$28.62 $24.00 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Salt Lake County?

$61.93 an hour: a $46.10 base wage plus $15.83 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260085, modification 1. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Salt Lake County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Salt Lake County the $61.93 total is a $46.10 base wage plus $15.83 in fringe benefits, about 26% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage pay overtime in Utah?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice plumber or pipefitters get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

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

DOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 29 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 26 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Duchesne County group).