Highest-Paying Counties for Laborers: GROUP 1
Top counties paying Laborers: GROUP 1 the highest Davis-Bacon total package (base + fringe), ranked across every active wage determination in the country.
Each row shows the construction type that yields the highest rate in that county.
| Rank | County | State | Construction Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunterdon | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 2 | Essex | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 3 | Bergen | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 4 | Warren | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 5 | Morris | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 6 | Hudson | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 7 | Passaic | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 8 | Middlesex | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 9 | Somerset | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 10 | Union | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 11 | Sussex | New Jersey | highway | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 |
| 12 | Dukes | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 13 | Plymouth | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 14 | Bristol | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 15 | Nantucket | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 16 | Suffolk | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 17 | Worcester | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 18 | Barnstable | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 19 | Norfolk | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 20 | Middlesex | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 21 | Essex | Massachusetts | heavy | $47.95 | $29.70 | $77.65 |
| 22 | Elkhart | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 23 | Starke | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 24 | Jasper | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 25 | Pulaski | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 26 | Newton | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 27 | Lagrange | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 28 | Kosciusko | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 29 | Marshall | Indiana | building | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 |
| 30 | Hampden | Massachusetts | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 |
| 31 | Hampshire | Massachusetts | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 |
| 32 | Franklin | Massachusetts | residential | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 |
| 33 | Berkshire | Massachusetts | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 |
| 34 | St Joseph | Indiana | heavy | $39.26 | $28.90 | $68.16 |
| 35 | Porter | Indiana | heavy | $39.26 | $28.90 | $68.16 |
| 36 | Lake | Indiana | building | $39.26 | $28.90 | $68.16 |
| 37 | La Porte | Indiana | heavy | $39.26 | $28.90 | $68.16 |
| 38 | New London | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 39 | Hartford | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 40 | New Haven | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 41 | Fairfield | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 42 | Middlesex | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 43 | Windham | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 44 | Litchfield | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 45 | Tolland | Connecticut | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 |
| 46 | Allegany | New York | highway | $33.93 | $28.69 | $62.62 |
| 47 | Fayette | Indiana | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 |
| 48 | Blackford | Indiana | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 |
| 49 | Dubois | Indiana | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 |
| 50 | Delaware | Indiana | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 |