Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in Montana

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

Quick Answer

Montana has 57 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (456 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in Montana 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
Beaverhead building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Big Horn building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Blaine building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Broadwater building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Carbon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Carter building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cascade building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Chouteau building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Custer building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Daniels building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dawson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Deer Lodge building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Fallon building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Fergus building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Flathead building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Gallatin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Garfield building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Glacier building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Golden Valley building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Granite building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hill building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Jefferson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Judith Basin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lake building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lewis And Clark building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Liberty building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lincoln building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Madison building heavy highway residential 8 View →
McCone building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Meagher building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Mineral building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Missoula building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Musselshell building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Park building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Petroleum building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Phillips building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pondera building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Powder River building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Powell building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Prairie building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ravalli building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Richland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Roosevelt building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Rosebud building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sanders building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sheridan building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Silver Bow building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Stillwater building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sweet Grass building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Teton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Toole building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Treasure building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Valley building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wheatland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wibaux building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Yellowstone building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Yellowstone National Park building heavy highway 6 View →
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Montana State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: Yes — applies to qualifying state-funded projects
Threshold: $25,000
Enforcing agency: Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Employment Standards Bureau

Montana's Prevailing Wage Law (MCA § 18-2-401 et seq.) requires standard prevailing wages on state public-works contracts of $25,000 or more. Rates are set separately for highway and non-highway construction by district. Travel and zone pay rules can apply when workers commute long distances to project sites.

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 Montana must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →