DIVER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for DIVERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 697 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for DIVER is $50.27/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $49.81 and $113.58/hr. The highest state average is New York at $131.30/hr; the lowest is California at $34.03/hr.
Bottom 10%
$49.81
Median
$50.27
Average
$71.24
Top 10%
$113.58
Range: $26.54 – $131.30/hr across 9 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 49-9092 — Commercial Divers.
Davis-Bacon median
$50.27/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$29.39/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+71%
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
California CA
Avg base: $26.01/hr
Avg total: $34.03/hr
8 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $43.92/hr
Avg total: $58.39/hr
4 rates
Hawaii HI
Avg base: $77.04/hr
Avg total: $112.72/hr
40 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $51.16/hr
Avg total: $75.07/hr
108 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $78.11/hr
Avg total: $113.58/hr
28 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $75.46/hr
Avg total: $131.30/hr
43 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $40.00/hr
Avg total: $50.04/hr
352 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $64.70/hr
Avg total: $88.12/hr
99 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $60.83/hr
Avg total: $91.33/hr
15 rates
All Rates
697 county-level rates for DIVER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte | CA | building | $20.38 | $6.16 | $26.54 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | building | $31.63 | $9.88 | $41.51 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | building | $20.38 | $6.16 | $26.54 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | building | $31.63 | $9.88 | $41.51 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | building | $31.63 | $9.88 | $41.51 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | building | $20.38 | $6.16 | $26.54 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | building | $31.63 | $9.88 | $41.51 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | building | $20.38 | $6.16 | $26.54 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $43.92 | $14.47 | $58.39 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $43.92 | $14.47 | $58.39 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $43.92 | $14.47 | $58.39 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $43.92 | $14.47 | $58.39 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | building | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | residential | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | building | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | heavy | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | highway | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | highway | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | residential | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Hawaii | HI | heavy | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | heavy | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | highway | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | residential | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | residential | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | highway | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | building | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | building | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Honolulu | HI | heavy | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | residential | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | highway | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | heavy | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | highway | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | building | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | building | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | residential | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kalawao | HI | heavy | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | residential | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | highway | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | residential | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | building | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | highway | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | heavy | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | heavy | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Kauai | HI | building | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | residential | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | highway | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | highway | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | residential | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | heavy | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | heavy | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | building | $81.72 | $35.68 | $117.40 | WD → |
| Maui | HI | building | $72.35 | $35.68 | $108.03 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Anderson | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Bath | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Boone | KY | highway | $49.92 | $20.56 | $70.48 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Boyle | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Bracken | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Breckinridge | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Bullitt | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | highway | $49.92 | $20.56 | $70.48 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Carroll | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Carter | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Elliott | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Fleming | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Franklin | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Gallatin | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Grant | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Grayson | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Greenup | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.02 | $75.23 | WD → |
| Hardin | KY | highway | $51.21 | $24.06 | $75.27 | WD → |