Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in Missouri

Select a county to view wage determinations for building, heavy, highway, and residential construction projects in Missouri (MO).

Quick Answer

Missouri has 115 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (920 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in Missouri must pay no less than the DOL-published prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the project's county and construction type.

County Construction Types WDs
Adair building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Andrew building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Atchison building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Audrain building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Barry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Barton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Bates building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Benton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Bollinger building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Boone building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Buchanan building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Butler building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Caldwell building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Callaway building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Camden building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cape Girardeau building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Carroll building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Carter building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cass building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cedar building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Chariton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Christian building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Clark building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Clay building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Clinton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cole building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cooper building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Crawford building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dade building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dallas building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Daviess building heavy highway residential 8 View →
De Kalb building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dent building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Douglas building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dunklin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Franklin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Gasconade building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Gentry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Greene building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Grundy building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Harrison building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Henry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hickory building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Holt building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Howard building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Howell building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Iron building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Jackson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Jasper building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Jefferson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Johnson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Knox building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Laclede building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lafayette building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lawrence building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lewis building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lincoln building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Linn building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Livingston building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Macon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Madison building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Maries building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Marion building heavy highway residential 8 View →
McDonald building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Mercer building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Miller building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Mississippi building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Moniteau building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Monroe building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Montgomery building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Morgan building heavy highway residential 8 View →
New Madrid building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Newton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Nodaway building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Oregon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Osage building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ozark building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pemiscot building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Perry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pettis building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Phelps building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pike building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Platte building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Polk building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pulaski building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Putnam building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ralls building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Randolph building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ray building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Reynolds building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ripley building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Saline building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Schuyler building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Scotland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Scott building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Shannon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Shelby building heavy highway residential 8 View →
St Charles building heavy highway residential 8 View →
St Clair building heavy highway residential 8 View →
St Francois building heavy highway residential 8 View →
St Louis building heavy highway residential 8 View →
St Louis City building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ste Genevieve building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Stoddard building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Stone building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sullivan building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Taney building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Texas building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Vernon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Warren building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Washington building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wayne building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Webster building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Worth building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wright building heavy highway residential 8 View →
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Missouri State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: Yes — applies to qualifying state-funded projects
Threshold: $75,000
Enforcing agency: Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Missouri's Prevailing Wage Law (RSMo Chapter 290) applies to public-works construction of $75,000 or more, with a special simpler "Public Works Contracting Minimum Wage" framework for smaller projects. The state's 2018 reform tied rates more closely to actual area wages and the federal Davis-Bacon survey methodology.

Verify before relying on this: state prevailing-wage laws change. The summary above is a general reference compiled from publicly available state-law materials and is not legal advice. Confirm the current status with the cited state agency or a qualified attorney before bidding or paying workers under it.

Federal contracts ≥ $2,000 in Missouri must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →