LABORER GROUP 7 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER GROUP 7s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 171 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER GROUP 7 is $88.67/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $80.76 and $89.04/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $88.06/hr; the lowest is New York at $66.31/hr.
Bottom 10%
$80.76
Median
$88.67
Average
$85.99
Top 10%
$89.04
Range: $66.31 – $89.04/hr across 3 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
$88.67/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+294.6%
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: $51.46/hr
Avg total: $88.06/hr
154 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $37.66/hr
Avg total: $66.31/hr
6 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $40.72/hr
Avg total: $67.82/hr
11 rates
All Rates
171 county-level rates for LABORER GROUP 7, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | highway | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | heavy | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | highway | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | heavy | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | heavy | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | highway | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Ford | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Ford | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Henderson | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Iroquois | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Iroquois | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | heavy | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | highway | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Kankakee | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kankakee | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | highway | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | heavy | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Knox | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $51.73 | $36.94 | $88.67 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $51.63 | $36.94 | $88.57 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | heavy | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $47.60 | $33.16 | $80.76 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | highway | $51.75 | $36.94 | $88.69 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | heavy | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Macoupin | IL | building | $52.10 | $36.94 | $89.04 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | highway | $51.60 | $36.94 | $88.54 | WD → |