BOILERMAKER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for BOILERMAKERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 5,439 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for BOILERMAKER is $79.08/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $53.82 and $90.48/hr. The highest state average is Delaware at $90.48/hr; the lowest is U.S. Virgin Islands at $8.42/hr.
Bottom 10%
$53.82
Median
$79.08
Average
$72.48
Top 10%
$90.48
Range: $8.42 – $98.66/hr across 39 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2011 — Boilermakers.
Davis-Bacon median
$79.08/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$35.26/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+124.3%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alaska AK
Avg base: $58.33/hr
Avg total: $87.12/hr
104 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $32.47/hr
Avg total: $54.32/hr
156 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $34.21/hr
Avg total: $58.13/hr
40 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $36.07/hr
Avg total: $66.66/hr
30 rates
California CA
Avg base: $47.48/hr
Avg total: $86.41/hr
195 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $17.60/hr
Avg total: $17.60/hr
24 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $55.00/hr
Avg total: $90.48/hr
6 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $34.21/hr
Avg total: $58.13/hr
170 rates
Hawaii HI
Avg base: $49.37/hr
Avg total: $80.62/hr
40 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $48.48/hr
Avg total: $82.39/hr
198 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $46.94/hr
Avg total: $74.98/hr
18 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $45.76/hr
Avg total: $80.05/hr
392 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $45.28/hr
Avg total: $83.66/hr
207 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $48.00/hr
Avg total: $79.08/hr
4 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $38.87/hr
Avg total: $63.29/hr
324 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $30.49/hr
Avg total: $53.62/hr
165 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $50.62/hr
Avg total: $79.44/hr
58 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $43.50/hr
Avg total: $80.83/hr
179 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $46.33/hr
Avg total: $77.21/hr
503 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $46.00/hr
Avg total: $82.25/hr
2 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $38.75/hr
Avg total: $71.06/hr
120 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $48.00/hr
Avg total: $79.14/hr
106 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $48.48/hr
Avg total: $82.05/hr
142 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $42.83/hr
Avg total: $68.12/hr
6 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $21.77/hr
Avg total: $25.75/hr
52 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $44.31/hr
Avg total: $73.27/hr
18 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $41.16/hr
Avg total: $70.36/hr
166 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $33.70/hr
Avg total: $58.11/hr
120 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $48.74/hr
Avg total: $79.87/hr
926 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $50.62/hr
Avg total: $79.44/hr
30 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $18.59/hr
Avg total: $27.45/hr
34 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $33.04/hr
Avg total: $57.71/hr
411 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $44.37/hr
Avg total: $71.24/hr
38 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $38.97/hr
Avg total: $66.36/hr
166 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $8.42/hr
Avg total: $8.42/hr
4 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $43.83/hr
Avg total: $76.39/hr
12 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $46.52/hr
Avg total: $81.15/hr
144 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $47.13/hr
Avg total: $76.06/hr
106 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $38.42/hr
Avg total: $71.24/hr
23 rates
All Rates
5,439 county-level rates for BOILERMAKER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $58.33 | $28.79 | $87.12 | WD → |