Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Wood County, West Virginia

$78.63an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER

$41.00 base wage + $37.63 fringe benefits · PLUM0565-004

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Wood County, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $78.63 an hour: a $41.00 base wage plus $37.63 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260051 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $78.63 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260051, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLUM0565-004 (July 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).

DOL lists 2 plumber or pipefitter rates for Wood County, from $78.63 to $78.63 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $41.00 + $37.63

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)	$41.00
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$37.63
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$78.63

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 West Virginia change log lists what each one changed.

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Wood County

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)PLUM0565-002	$41.00	$37.63	$78.63	WV20260051 Mod 1
PLUMBERPLUM0565-004	$41.00	$37.63	$78.63	WV20260051 Mod 1

How Wood 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 West Virginia

Wood $78.632259

$45.73Summers$78.63Boone

WoodNearby: Wirt $78.63, Pleasants $78.63, Ritchie $61.16Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Wood, 10 the same, 44 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Wood Countybase $41.00$78.63
Wirt Countybase $41.00$78.63
Pleasants Countybase $41.00$78.63
Ritchie Countybase $36.58$61.16

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties

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

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Wood County
Wood County	PLUMBER	$41.00	$78.63
Wirt County	PLUMBER	$41.00	$78.63	same
Pleasants County	PLUMBER	$41.00	$78.63	same
Ritchie County	PLUMBER	$36.58	$61.16	−$17.47
Jackson County	PLUMBER	$36.58	$61.16	−$17.47
Calhoun County	PLUMBER	$36.58	$61.16	−$17.47
Roane County	PLUMBER	$36.58	$61.16	−$17.47

West Virginia plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, 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 WV20260051 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WV20260051/1

We read every active West Virginia 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 Wood County as CSV · Report an error