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Skilled laborer / pipelayer charge-out rates

Also called pipelayer, skilled labourer, grade checker. Rates by SubTrack.

Skilled laborer / pipelayer charge-out is grade checking, pipe laying, and trench work. It is not a general laborer. Lock the class on the sheet so the ticket does not collapse the two lines.

Each row is one region. Open a region page for the rest of the book.

Skilled laborer / pipelayer by region

Region	Unit	Low	Median	High
Alabama Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$65
Alaska Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$85	$95	$105
Alberta Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$95
Arizona Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$75
Arkansas Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$65
British Columbia Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$90	$100
California Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$85	$95
Colorado Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$80
Connecticut Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$85	$90
Delaware Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$80
Florida Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$60	$70
Georgia Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$60	$70
Hawaii Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$90	$105	$110
Idaho Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Illinois Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$85
Indiana Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Iowa Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Kansas Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$60	$65
Kentucky Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$65
Louisiana Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$65
Maine Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$80
Manitoba Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$85
Maryland Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$85
Massachusetts Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$90	$95
Michigan Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Minnesota Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$75
Mississippi Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$55	$60
Missouri Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Montana Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Nebraska Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Nevada Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$80
New Brunswick Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$85
New Hampshire Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$80
New Jersey Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$85	$95
New Mexico Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
New York Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$90	$100
Newfoundland & Labrador Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$90
North Carolina Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$70
North Dakota Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Northern Canada (YT/NT/NU) Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$90	$100	$115
Nova Scotia Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$85
Ohio Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$75
Oklahoma Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$60	$65
Ontario Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$75	$90	$100
Oregon Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$80	$85
Pennsylvania Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$80
Quebec Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$95
Rhode Island Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$85
Saskatchewan Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$90
South Carolina Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$65
South Dakota Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Tennessee Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$60	$65
Texas Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$75
Utah Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$75
Vermont Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$65	$75	$80
Virginia Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$60	$70	$75
Washington Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$70	$80	$90
West Virginia Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$50	$60	$65
Wisconsin Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70
Wyoming Grade checking, pipe laying, trench work.	/hr	$55	$65	$70

Skilled laborer / pipelayer rates FAQ

What is a typical skilled laborer / pipelayer charge-out rate?

Skilled laborer / pipelayer charge-out is grade checking, pipe laying, and trench work. It is not a general laborer. Lock the class on the sheet so the ticket does not collapse the two lines. Open a region page for the local number, or a region plus skilled laborer / pipelayer page for a single market.

Is skilled laborer / pipelayer a rental rate or a T&M charge-out?

A T&M charge-out for the ticket. Yard rental, fuel, and attachments are often extra. Do not paste a rental-yard weekend price onto a signed LEM.

Can I bill the median skilled laborer / pipelayer rate?

Not from this page alone. The median is a public check. SubTrack rate sheets are where your class, standby, and OT actually live.

What else is skilled laborer / pipelayer called?

People also search pipelayer, skilled labourer, grade checker. Those queries belong on this page, not on a second URL.

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Position	Reg. rate	OT rate
Foreman	$72/hr	$108/hr
Operator	$68/hr	$102/hr
Laborer	$35/hr	$52.50/hr

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