LABORER GROUP 1 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER GROUP 1s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,913 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER GROUP 1 is $53.21/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $45.63 and $75.84/hr. The highest state average is California at $75.68/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $36.67/hr.
Bottom 10%
$45.63
Median
$53.21
Average
$58.12
Top 10%
$75.84
Range: $34.16 – $88.34/hr across 13 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
$53.21/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+136.8%
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $40.25/hr
Avg total: $74.51/hr
67 rates
California CA
Avg base: $51.54/hr
Avg total: $75.68/hr
86 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $40.74/hr
Avg total: $71.71/hr
396 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $23.44/hr
Avg total: $36.67/hr
50 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $35.61/hr
Avg total: $50.09/hr
86 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $22.65/hr
Avg total: $40.40/hr
11 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $35.72/hr
Avg total: $51.82/hr
920 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $43.77/hr
Avg total: $72.05/hr
18 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $32.96/hr
Avg total: $58.26/hr
2 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $35.11/hr
Avg total: $62.12/hr
110 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $37.00/hr
Avg total: $63.90/hr
30 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $33.96/hr
Avg total: $50.38/hr
132 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $24.16/hr
Avg total: $41.41/hr
5 rates
All Rates
1,913 county-level rates for LABORER GROUP 1, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $40.25 | $34.26 | $74.51 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | residential | $35.24 | $20.09 | $55.33 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | residential | $39.23 | $23.30 | $62.53 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | residential | $35.24 | $20.09 | $55.33 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | residential | $39.23 | $23.30 | $62.53 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $55.88 | $23.77 | $79.65 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $53.60 | $25.74 | $79.34 | WD → |