Diver Tender — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Diver Tenders across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 142 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Diver Tender is $13.86/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $9.80 and $58.64/hr. The highest state average is California at $58.64/hr; the lowest is Alaska at $9.80/hr.
Bottom 10%
$9.80
Median
$13.86
Average
$22.73
Top 10%
$58.64
Range: $9.80 – $58.64/hr across 4 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
$13.86/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$29.39/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-52.8%
D-B rate is below 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: $6.63/hr
Avg total: $9.80/hr
50 rates
California CA
Avg base: $55.37/hr
Avg total: $58.64/hr
34 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $6.88/hr
Avg total: $13.86/hr
43 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $6.09/hr
Avg total: $9.90/hr
15 rates
All Rates
142 county-level rates for Diver Tender, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $6.63 | $3.17 | $9.80 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | residential | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | building | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | heavy | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | highway | $55.37 | $3.27 | $58.64 | WD → |
| Bronx | NY | heavy | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Bronx | NY | highway | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Bronx | NY | building | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Bronx | NY | residential | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Dutchess | NY | highway | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Dutchess | NY | building | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Dutchess | NY | heavy | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Kings | NY | heavy | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Kings | NY | residential | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Kings | NY | highway | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Kings | NY | building | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| New York | NY | residential | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| New York | NY | heavy | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| New York | NY | building | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| New York | NY | highway | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |
| Orange | NY | highway | $6.88 | $6.98 | $13.86 | WD → |