Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in Ohio

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

Quick Answer

Ohio has 88 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (704 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in Ohio 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
Adams building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Allen building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ashland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ashtabula building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Athens building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Auglaize building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Belmont building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Brown building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Butler building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Carroll building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Champaign building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Clark building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Clermont building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Clinton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Columbiana building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Coshocton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Crawford building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cuyahoga building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Darke building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Defiance building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Delaware building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Erie building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Fairfield building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Fayette building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Franklin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Fulton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Gallia building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Geauga building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Greene building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Guernsey building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hamilton building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hancock building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hardin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Harrison building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Henry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Highland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hocking building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Holmes building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Huron building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Jackson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Jefferson building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Knox building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lake building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lawrence building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Licking building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Logan building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lorain building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lucas building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Madison building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Mahoning building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Marion building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Medina building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Meigs building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Mercer building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Miami 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 →
Morrow building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Muskingum building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Noble building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ottawa building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Paulding building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Perry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pickaway building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Pike building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Portage building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Preble building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Putnam building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Richland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Ross building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sandusky building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Scioto building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Seneca building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Shelby building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Stark building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Summit building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Trumbull building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Tuscarawas building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Union building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Van Wert building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Vinton 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 →
Williams building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wood building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Wyandot building heavy highway residential 8 View →
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Ohio State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: Yes — applies to qualifying state-funded projects
Threshold: $250,000 new construction / $75,000 reconstruction
Enforcing agency: Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration

Ohio's Prevailing Wage Law (ORC Chapter 4115) applies to public-improvement construction of $250,000 or more for new construction and $75,000 or more for reconstruction/alterations. The Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration publishes per-county rates by craft. Local school district projects were exempted in 1997 unless they exceed certain thresholds.

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