LABORER: FLAGGER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER: FLAGGERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 463 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER: FLAGGER is $12.14/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $9.64 and $27.20/hr. The highest state average is Maine at $46.68/hr; the lowest is Tennessee at $9.76/hr.
Bottom 10%
$9.64
Median
$12.14
Average
$17.95
Top 10%
$27.20
Range: $7.25 – $49.97/hr across 8 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
$12.14/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-46%
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
Kansas KS
Avg base: $12.23/hr
Avg total: $12.23/hr
105 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $22.88/hr
Avg total: $33.25/hr
113 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $25.40/hr
Avg total: $46.68/hr
7 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $10.21/hr
Avg total: $10.21/hr
82 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $10.90/hr
Avg total: $10.90/hr
26 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $19.47/hr
Avg total: $24.70/hr
31 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $9.76/hr
Avg total: $9.76/hr
95 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $21.76/hr
Avg total: $32.71/hr
4 rates
All Rates
463 county-level rates for LABORER: FLAGGER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | KS | highway | $12.14 | $0.00 | $12.14 | WD → |
| Wichita | KS | highway | $12.14 | $0.00 | $12.14 | WD → |
| Wilson | KS | highway | $12.14 | $0.00 | $12.14 | WD → |
| Woodson | KS | highway | $12.14 | $0.00 | $12.14 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | highway | $13.20 | $0.00 | $13.20 | WD → |
| Adair | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Anderson | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Barren | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Bath | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Bell | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Boyle | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Breathitt | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Breckinridge | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Bullitt | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Carroll | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Carter | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Casey | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Clay | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Clinton | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Cumberland | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Elliott | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Estill | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Fleming | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Floyd | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Franklin | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Garrard | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Grayson | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Green | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Greenup | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Hardin | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Harlan | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Harrison | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Hart | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Henry | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Jackson | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Jessamine | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Johnson | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Knott | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Knox | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Larue | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Laurel | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Lawrence | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Lee | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Leslie | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Letcher | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Lewis | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Lincoln | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Madison | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Magoffin | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Marion | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Martin | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Mason | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| McCreary | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Meade | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Menifee | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Mercer | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Metcalfe | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Monroe | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Morgan | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Nelson | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Nicholas | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Oldham | KY | heavy | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | WD → |
| Owen | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Owsley | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Perry | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Pike | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Powell | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Pulaski | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Robertson | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |
| Rockcastle | KY | heavy | $18.31 | $8.89 | $27.20 | WD → |