Highest-Paying Counties for Laborers: GROUP 2
Top counties paying Laborers: GROUP 2 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 | Dukes | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 2 | Barnstable | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 3 | Middlesex | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 4 | Suffolk | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 5 | Norfolk | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 6 | Worcester | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 7 | Essex | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 8 | Nantucket | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 9 | Plymouth | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 10 | Bristol | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 11 | Sullivan | New York | heavy | $42.22 | $32.90 | $75.12 |
| 12 | Ulster | New York | highway | $42.22 | $32.90 | $75.12 |
| 13 | Dutchess | New York | heavy | $42.22 | $32.90 | $75.12 |
| 14 | Orange | New York | heavy | $42.22 | $32.90 | $75.12 |
| 15 | Marshall | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 16 | Elkhart | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 17 | Lagrange | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 18 | Pulaski | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 19 | Newton | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 20 | Jasper | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 21 | Starke | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 22 | Kosciusko | Indiana | building | $40.64 | $30.30 | $70.94 |
| 23 | Schoharie | New York | building | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 24 | Schenectady | New York | building | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 25 | Washington | New York | heavy | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 26 | Montgomery | New York | heavy | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 27 | Greene | New York | highway | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 28 | Saratoga | New York | heavy | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 29 | Fulton | New York | building | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 30 | Rensselaer | New York | building | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 31 | Albany | New York | heavy | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 32 | Columbia | New York | building | $41.89 | $27.65 | $69.54 |
| 33 | Porter | Indiana | building | $40.01 | $28.90 | $68.91 |
| 34 | La Porte | Indiana | heavy | $40.01 | $28.90 | $68.91 |
| 35 | St Joseph | Indiana | building | $40.01 | $28.90 | $68.91 |
| 36 | Lake | Indiana | heavy | $40.01 | $28.90 | $68.91 |
| 37 | Berkshire | Massachusetts | building | $39.20 | $29.70 | $68.90 |
| 38 | Hampden | Massachusetts | building | $39.20 | $29.70 | $68.90 |
| 39 | Hampshire | Massachusetts | building | $39.20 | $29.70 | $68.90 |
| 40 | Franklin | Massachusetts | heavy | $39.20 | $29.70 | $68.90 |
| 41 | Windham | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 42 | Tolland | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 43 | New London | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 44 | New Haven | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 45 | Middlesex | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 46 | Litchfield | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 47 | Hartford | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 48 | Fairfield | Connecticut | highway | $35.95 | $28.85 | $64.80 |
| 49 | Tuolumne | California | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 |
| 50 | Merced | California | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 |