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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Dane County, Wisconsin
$87.91an hour, base + fringe · PLUMBER
$60.57 wage + $27.34 fringe benefits · Building · PLUM0075-007
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Dane County, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $87.91 an hour: a $60.57 base wage plus $27.34 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260005 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $87.91 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WI20260005, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLUM0075-007 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).
DOL lists 7 plumber or pipefitter rates for Dane County, from $76.63 to $90.29 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $60.57 + $27.34
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) | $60.57 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $27.34 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $87.91 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Wisconsin change log lists what each one changed.
Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Dane County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PIPEFITTER (COLUMBIA, DANE, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND AND SAUK COUNTIES)Heavy · PLUM0601-009$90.29
- PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC WORKBuilding · PLUM0601-007$90.26
- PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)Building · PLUM0075-007$87.91
- PLUMBER (COLUMBIA, DANE, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND AND SAUK COUNTIES)Heavy · PLUM0075-009$87.91
- PLUMBERResidential · PLUM0075-010$87.91
- SPRINKLER FITTERBuilding · SFWI0669-002$81.41
- PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (ADAMS,BROWN, CALUMET, DODGE (EXCEPT WATERTOWN), DOOR, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE,KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE (EXCEPT NIAGARA), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, OUTAGAMIE, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES)Heavy · PLUM0400-003$76.63
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)BuildingPLUM0075-007 | $87.91 | $60.57 | $27.34 | WI20260005 Mod 1 |
| PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC WORKBuildingPLUM0601-007 | $90.26 | $58.92 | $31.34 | WI20260005 Mod 1 |
| SPRINKLER FITTERBuildingSFWI0669-002 | $81.41 | $51.68 | $29.73 | WI20260005 Mod 1 |
| PLUMBER (COLUMBIA, DANE, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND AND SAUK COUNTIES)HeavyPLUM0075-009 | $87.91 | $60.57 | $27.34 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (ADAMS,BROWN, CALUMET, DODGE (EXCEPT WATERTOWN), DOOR, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE,KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE (EXCEPT NIAGARA), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, OUTAGAMIE, SHAWANO, SHEBOYGAN, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES)HeavyPLUM0400-003 | $76.63 | $53.23 | $23.40 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| PIPEFITTER (COLUMBIA, DANE, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND AND SAUK COUNTIES)HeavyPLUM0601-009 | $90.29 | $60.13 | $30.16 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| PLUMBERResidentialPLUM0075-010 | $87.91 | $60.57 | $27.34 | WI20260035 Mod 1 |
How Dane 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 Wisconsin
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Dane Countybase $60.57$87.91
- Columbia Countybase $60.57$87.91
- Green Countybase $60.05$87.95
- Rock Countybase $60.05$87.95
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 + fringe | Base | vs Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green County | PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC WORK (DODGE (WATERTOWN), GREEN, JEFFERSON, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES) | $87.95 | $60.05 | +$0.04 |
| Rock County | PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK) | $87.95 | $60.05 | +$0.04 |
| Dane County | PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK) | $87.91 | $60.57 | |
| Columbia County | PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC WORK (COLUMBIA, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND, AND SAUK COUNTIES) | $87.91 | $60.57 | same |
| Iowa County | PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC WORK (COLUMBIA, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND, AND SAUK COUNTIES) | $87.91 | $60.57 | same |
| Sauk County | PLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC WORK (COLUMBIA, IOWA, MARQUETTE, RICHLAND, AND SAUK COUNTIES) | $87.91 | $60.57 | same |
| Jefferson County | PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER, INCLUDING HVAC WORK (ADAMS, CALUMET, DODGE (EXCEPT WATERTOWN), DOOR, FOND DU LAC, GREEN LAKE, KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, MARINETTE (EXCEPT NIAGARA), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, OUTAGAMIE, SHAWANO, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES) ((2) All other work) | $76.63 | $53.23 | −$11.28 |
Wisconsin plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 WI20260005 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260005/1
We read every active Wisconsin 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 Dane County as CSV · Report an error