LABORER, COMMON — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER, COMMONs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 468 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER, COMMON is $16.63/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $8.33 and $18.10/hr. The highest state average is Pennsylvania at $46.02/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$8.33
Median
$16.63
Average
$14.13
Top 10%
$18.10
Range: $7.25 – $46.02/hr across 6 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 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
Davis-Bacon median
$16.63/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-26%
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
Colorado CO
Avg base: $10.46/hr
Avg total: $12.46/hr
99 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $8.20/hr
Avg total: $8.20/hr
66 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
6 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $26.09/hr
Avg total: $46.02/hr
1 rate
Texas TX
Avg base: $16.61/hr
Avg total: $16.61/hr
275 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $8.68/hr
Avg total: $8.68/hr
21 rates
All Rates
468 county-level rates for LABORER, COMMON, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Cameron | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Catahoula | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Claiborne | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Concordia | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| De Soto | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| East Baton Rouge | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| East Carroll | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| East Feliciana | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Evangeline | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Franklin | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Grant | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Iberia | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Iberville | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Jackson | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| La Salle | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Lafayette | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Lafourche | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Lincoln | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Livingston | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Madison | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Morehouse | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Natchitoches | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Ouachita | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Pointe Coupee | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Rapides | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Red River | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Richland | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Sabine | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St Helena | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| St James | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St James | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St Landry | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St Martin | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| St Mary | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Tensas | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Terrebonne | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| Union | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Vermilion | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Vernon | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Washington | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Webster | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| West Baton Rouge | LA | residential | $8.01 | $0.00 | $8.01 | WD → |
| West Carroll | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| West Feliciana | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Winn | LA | residential | $8.33 | $0.00 | $8.33 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Kandiyohi | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lac Qui Parle | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Renville | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Erie | PA | residential | $26.09 | $19.93 | $46.02 | WD → |
| Anderson | TX | highway | $16.72 | $0.00 | $16.72 | WD → |
| Andrews | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Angelina | TX | highway | $16.72 | $0.00 | $16.72 | WD → |
| Aransas | TX | highway | $16.63 | $0.00 | $16.63 | WD → |
| Aransas | TX | heavy | $8.91 | $0.00 | $8.91 | WD → |
| Archer | TX | highway | $17.76 | $0.00 | $17.76 | WD → |
| Archer | TX | heavy | $8.25 | $0.00 | $8.25 | WD → |
| Armstrong | TX | highway | $17.76 | $0.00 | $17.76 | WD → |
| Atascosa | TX | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Austin | TX | highway | $17.12 | $0.00 | $17.12 | WD → |
| Austin | TX | heavy | $8.91 | $0.00 | $8.91 | WD → |
| Bailey | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Bandera | TX | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Bastrop | TX | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Baylor | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Bee | TX | highway | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Bell | TX | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Bexar | TX | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Blanco | TX | highway | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Borden | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Bosque | TX | highway | $16.72 | $0.00 | $16.72 | WD → |
| Bowie | TX | heavy | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Bowie | TX | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Brazoria | TX | highway | $17.12 | $0.00 | $17.12 | WD → |
| Brazos | TX | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Brewster | TX | highway | $17.12 | $0.00 | $17.12 | WD → |
| Briscoe | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Brooks | TX | highway | $15.22 | $0.00 | $15.22 | WD → |