LABORER Group 5 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER Group 5s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 953 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER Group 5 is $64.05/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $31.94 and $64.99/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $74.96/hr; the lowest is South Dakota at $31.94/hr.
Bottom 10%
$31.94
Median
$64.05
Average
$60.67
Top 10%
$64.99
Range: $31.94 – $74.96/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 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
Davis-Bacon median
$64.05/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+185%
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
Illinois IL
Avg base: $42.54/hr
Avg total: $74.96/hr
86 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $37.50/hr
Avg total: $62.35/hr
15 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $31.94/hr
Avg total: $31.94/hr
132 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $40.89/hr
Avg total: $64.20/hr
720 rates
All Rates
953 county-level rates for LABORER Group 5, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Sawyer | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Sawyer | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Shawano | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Sheboygan | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| St Croix | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Taylor | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Trempealeau | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Vernon | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Vilas | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Walworth | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | heavy | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | heavy | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | heavy | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Washburn | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | heavy | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | highway | $39.46 | $25.53 | $64.99 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | highway | $38.26 | $25.53 | $63.79 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | highway | $38.52 | $25.53 | $64.05 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | highway | $43.97 | $19.97 | $63.94 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | highway | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |
| Washington | WI | heavy | $44.25 | $19.97 | $64.22 | WD → |