Highest-Paying Trades Under Davis-Bacon

Ranked by national median total package (base + fringe) across every active Davis-Bacon wage determination.

Trades shown have at least 50 rate records. Total package = base hourly wage + required fringe benefits.

Rank Trade National median Highest rate Rate records
1 CABLE SPLICER FOOTNOTES: WORK UNDER COMPRESSED AIR OR WHERE GAS MASKS ARE REQUIRED, ORWORK ON LADDERS, SCAFFOLDS, STACKS, ""BOSUN'S CHAIRS,"" OR OTHER $154.14/hr $154.14/hr 51
2 Carpenters: Diver $144.57/hr $144.57/hr 57
3 Fitter) All other work - NEW CONSTRUCTION RATE $140.40/hr $140.40/hr 72
4 PLUMBER, PLUMBER, STEAMFITTER, REFRIGERATION FITTER $140.40/hr $140.40/hr 123
5 ELECTRICIAN FOOTNOTES: WORK UNDER COMPRESSED AIR OR WHERE GAS MASKS ARE REQUIRED, ORWORK ON LADDERS, SCAFFOLDS, STACKS, ""BOSUN'S CHAIRS,"" OR OTHER S $140.08/hr $140.08/hr 51
6 DIVER: DIVER WET DEPTH PAY: 050 TO 100 FT $2.00 PER FOOT 101 TO 150 FT $3.00 PER FOOT 151 TO 220 FT $4.00 PER FOOT 221 FT.-DEEPER $5.00 PER FOOT SATUR $138.31/hr $138.31/hr 133
7 Diver Diver wet $138.31/hr $138.31/hr 133
8 PIPEFITTER CONTRA COSTA COUNTY $130.95/hr $130.95/hr 51
9 PIPEFITTER: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY $130.95/hr $130.95/hr 51
10 PIPEFITTER PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER ALAMEDA COUNTY $130.95/hr $130.95/hr 51
11 Plumber/Pipefitter/Steamfitter $129.19/hr $129.19/hr 69
12 PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER/STEAMFITTER $129.19/hr $129.19/hr 69
13 SPRINKLER FITTER MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO AND SONOMA COUNTIES $122.89/hr $122.89/hr 72
14 Carpenters: DIVERS $122.61/hr $131.30/hr 150
15 ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTE: A. PAID VACATION: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR HOURLY RATE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH MORE THAN 5 YEA $122.49/hr $122.49/hr 178
16 Diver Working $119.25/hr $119.25/hr 50
17 PILEDRIVER $ 48.72 26.42 DIVER DEPTH PAY PREMIUM FOR DIVERS BELOW WATER SURFACE: 50-100 FEET $1.00 PER FOOT 101 FEET AND DEEPER $2.00 PER FOOT ENCLOSU $119.25/hr $119.25/hr 54
18 BOILERMAKER FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY AND GOOD FRIDAY, FRIDAY AFTER THAN $118.71/hr $118.71/hr 51
19 Plumber and steamfitter All other work $117.61/hr $117.61/hr 51
20 PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER: ALL OTHER WORK $117.61/hr $117.61/hr 51
21 PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER: REFRIGERATION $116.72/hr $116.72/hr 51
22 Plumber and steamfitter Refrigeration $116.72/hr $116.72/hr 51
23 Dock Builder & Piledrivermen $116.43/hr $116.43/hr 64
24 PLUMBER Work on wooden frame structures 5 stories or less excluding high-rise buildings and commercial work such as hospitals, prisons, hotels, school $116.08/hr $116.08/hr 80
25 DIVER (WET) $116.01/hr $116.01/hr 68
26 LANDSCAPE/IRRIGATION FITTER: UNDERGROUND/UTILITY FITTER MARIN & SONOMA COUNTIES $113.88/hr $113.88/hr 72
27 LANDSCAPE/IRRIGATION FITTER: UNDERGROUND/UTILITY FITTER $113.88/hr $113.88/hr 69
28 Landscape/Irrigation Fitter $113.88/hr $113.88/hr 149
29 ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, GOOD FRIDAY, PRESIDENT'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, COLUMBUS DAY, V $113.62/hr $122.59/hr 72
30 ELECTRICIAN Zone B $111.42/hr $111.42/hr 69
31 ELECTRICIAN ZONE B: ANY AREA OUTSIDE OF ZONE A $111.42/hr $111.42/hr 51
32 DIVER: Diving $111.04/hr $111.04/hr 57
33 DIVER Diving $111.04/hr $111.04/hr 57
34 SHEET METAL WORKER: ALL OTHER WORK MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO SONOMA & TRINITY COUNTIES $110.89/hr $110.89/hr 72
35 All Other Work $110.89/hr $110.89/hr 51
36 Sheet Metal Worker All other work $110.89/hr $110.89/hr 72
37 DIVER TENDER $110.84/hr $110.84/hr 75
38 HOUR ADDITIONAL. WORK FROM SWINGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR SIMILAR DEVICES: $.75 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL $109.98/hr $109.98/hr 72
39 PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER All Other Work $109.98/hr $109.98/hr 72
40 HOURLY RATE FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS' OF SERVICE AS VACATION PAID CREDIT. B. EIGHT PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR $109.88/hr $109.88/hr 54
41 Asbestos Workers/Insulator Area 1 $109.83/hr $109.83/hr 141
42 LINEMEN: LINE CONSTRUCTION $108.24/hr $108.24/hr 54
43 ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS $107.88/hr $107.88/hr 175
44 ELECTRICIAN, LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER (Switching structures; railroad catenary installation and maintenance, third rail type underground fluid $107.51/hr $107.51/hr 138
45 AN EXTRA $.50 PER HOUR. UNDERGROUND WORK: EMPLOYEES WORKING IN TUNNELS, SHAFTS, ETC. SHALL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL $.40 PER HOUR. EMPLOYEES WORKING UNDE $107.10/hr $107.10/hr 52
46 POWDERMAN, LINE CONSTRUCTION $106.18/hr $106.18/hr 54
47 SHALL BE COMPENSATED $.01 PER HOUR FOR EACH TON OF THE RATED CAPACITY IN EXCESS OF 50 TON. LONG BOOM PAY AND CAPACITY PAY CANNOT BE COMBINED. CRANE MO $105.80/hr $107.65/hr 57
48 LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN $105.02/hr $105.02/hr 408
49 BE COMBINED. CRANE MOUNTED EARTH AUGER, RAISED AND BLIND HOLE DRILLS, AND TRUCK MOUNTED DRILL RIGS RECEIVE AN EXTRA $.50 PER HOUR. CRETER CRANES: WHEN $104.65/hr $107.80/hr 224
50 OPERATOR: Power Equipment Group 4 $104.35/hr $110.00/hr 191
51 AREA EXTENDING 5 MILES EAST AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE $104.17/hr $104.17/hr 51
52 ELECTRICIAN Zone A $104.17/hr $104.17/hr 69
53 LABORERS: HEAVY $103.93/hr $109.79/hr 60
54 OPERATOR: Power Equipment Group 5 $101.90/hr $108.80/hr 105
55 MECHANIC: CLASS II-B (FLOATING EQUIPMENT: NEW YORK:) $101.55/hr $102.45/hr 408
56 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, STEEL ERECTION - AREA 1:: GROUP 1 $101.34/hr $101.34/hr 123
57 SHEET METAL WORKER: MECHANICAL CONTRACTS $200,000 OR LESS MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO SONOMA & TRINITY COUNTIES $101.21/hr $101.21/hr 72
58 Mechanical Contracts under $200,000 $101.21/hr $101.21/hr 51
59 Sheet Metal Worker Mechanical Contracts $200,000 or less $101.21/hr $101.21/hr 72
60 ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES: A) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR BASIC HOURLY RATE AS AS VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF $101.17/hr $101.17/hr 87
61 Leverman $101.16/hr $102.16/hr 250
62 THE CENTRAL PORTION AREA 2: REMAINDER PLUMAS COUNTY: AREA 1: WESTERN PORTION AREA 2: REMAINDER SHASTA COUNTY: AREA 1: ALL BUT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER $101.16/hr $102.16/hr 250
63 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND ATTACHMENTS - AREA 1:: GROUP 1 $101.12/hr $101.12/hr 130
64 GROUP 23 $100.99/hr $108.78/hr 54
65 GROUP 22 $100.88/hr $108.32/hr 54
66 GROUP 21 $100.78/hr $107.56/hr 54
67 PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE $100.71/hr $100.71/hr 78
68 CABLE SPLICER NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES $100.62/hr $100.62/hr 72
69 GROUP 20 $100.61/hr $106.95/hr 54
70 GROUP 19 $100.49/hr $106.34/hr 54
71 Ironworkers: Reinforcing $100.26/hr $100.26/hr 51
72 MECHANIC: CLASS I (FLOATING EQUIPMENT: NEW YORK:) $100.05/hr $100.95/hr 408
73 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, STEEL ERECTION - AREA 1:: GROUP 2 $99.57/hr $99.57/hr 123
74 Line Construction: Linemen $99.49/hr $99.49/hr 164
75 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, AREA 1:: GROUP 1 $99.49/hr $100.23/hr 130
76 OPERATOR: Power Equipment Group 1 $99.43/hr $114.00/hr 244
77 LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN AND EQUIPMENT OPERATOR $99.39/hr $99.39/hr 50
78 Diver Manifold Operator $99.20/hr $99.20/hr 133
79 ELEVATOR MECHANIC A. VACATION PAY: 6% FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS SERVICE; 8% WITH 5 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE. B. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL $99.13/hr $99.13/hr 94
80 ELEVATOR MECHANIC A) PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERN'S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKS $98.61/hr $98.61/hr 50
81 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND ATTACHMENTS - AREA 1:: GROUP 2 $98.61/hr $99.39/hr 130
82 MECHANIC: CLASS II-A (FLOATING EQUIPMENT: NEW YORK:) $98.55/hr $99.45/hr 408
83 SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS: TECHNICIAN SCOPE OF WORK: INCLUDING ANY DATA SYSTEM WHOSE ONLY FUNCTION IS TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE INFORMATION; EXCLUDING ALL O $98.34/hr $99.43/hr 207
84 SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS: INSTALLER..$ 58.33 31.00 SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNICIAN SCOPE OF WORK: INCLUDING ANY DATA SYSTEM WHOSE ONLY FUNCTION IS TO $98.34/hr $98.34/hr 51
85 Cranes $98.09/hr $101.34/hr 1,315
86 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, STEEL ERECTION - AREA 1:: GROUP 3 $98.09/hr $98.09/hr 127
87 AREA 1:) GROUP 1-A $98.01/hr $98.06/hr 266
88 OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, AREA 1:: GROUP 2 $97.96/hr $98.78/hr 130
89 ELECTRICIAN LINE CONSTRUCTION OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK AND ALL OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION LINE WORK INCLU $97.77/hr $97.77/hr 138
90 ELECTRICIAN, LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN & TECHNICIAN $97.77/hr $97.77/hr 138
91 ELECTRICIAN, LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN & TECHNICIAN (Switching structures; railroad catenary installation and maintenance, third rail type un $97.77/hr $97.77/hr 138
92 Power Equipment Operator GROUP 2 $97.63/hr $136.74/hr 62
93 THAN GROUP 1 RATE FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY; GOOD FRIDAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERANS DAY $97.47/hr $105.66/hr 52
94 PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: JOURNEYMAN AMADOR, EL DORADO, NEVADA; PLACER, SACRAMENTO AND YOLO COUNTIES $97.37/hr $97.37/hr 72
95 PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER Journeyman $97.37/hr $97.37/hr 72
96 OPERATOR: Power Equipment Group 2 $97.31/hr $113.45/hr 244
97 PLUMBER AMADOR AND ALPINE COUNTIES $97.19/hr $97.19/hr 72
98 PLUMBER & STEAMFITTER $97.19/hr $130.95/hr 384
99 ELECTRICIAN, LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER $96.96/hr $105.96/hr 138
100 ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTE: A.VACATION: 6%/UNDER 5 YEARS BASED ON REGULAR HOURLY RATE FOR ALL HOURS WORKED. 8%/OVER 5 YEARS BASED ON REGULAR HOURLY RA $96.88/hr $115.10/hr 157