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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Cuyahoga | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Cuyahoga | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Darke | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Darke | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Darke | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Darke | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Defiance | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Defiance | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Defiance | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Defiance | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Delaware | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Delaware | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Delaware | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Delaware | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Erie | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Erie | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Erie | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Erie | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Fairfield | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Fairfield | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Fairfield | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Fairfield | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Fayette | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Fayette | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Fayette | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Fayette | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Franklin | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Franklin | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Franklin | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Franklin | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Fulton | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Fulton | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Fulton | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Fulton | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Gallia | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Gallia | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Gallia | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Gallia | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Geauga | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Geauga | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Geauga | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Geauga | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Greene | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Greene | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Greene | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Greene | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Guernsey | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Guernsey | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Guernsey | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Guernsey | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hamilton | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hamilton | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hamilton | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hamilton | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hancock | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hancock | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hancock | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hancock | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hardin | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hardin | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hardin | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hardin | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Harrison | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Harrison | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Harrison | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Harrison | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Henry | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Henry | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Henry | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Henry | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Highland | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Highland | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Highland | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Highland | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hocking | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hocking | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Hocking | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Hocking | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Holmes | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Holmes | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Holmes | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Holmes | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Huron | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Huron | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Huron | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Huron | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Jackson | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Jackson | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Jackson | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Jackson | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Knox | OH | highway | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Knox | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Knox | OH | heavy | $40.58 | $9.69 | $50.27 | WD → |
| Knox | OH | highway | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |
| Lake | OH | heavy | $39.41 | $10.40 | $49.81 | WD → |