LABORER: Landscape — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER: Landscapes across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 864 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER: Landscape is $14.17/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.66 and $51.20/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $60.73/hr; the lowest is Florida at $7.28/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.66
Median
$14.17
Average
$22.93
Top 10%
$51.20
Range: $7.25 – $62.96/hr across 29 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
$14.17/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-36.9%
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
Alabama AL
Avg base: $7.45/hr
Avg total: $7.45/hr
67 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $10.34/hr
Avg total: $10.34/hr
36 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $7.28/hr
Avg total: $7.28/hr
38 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $13.03/hr
Avg total: $13.03/hr
1 rate
Iowa IA
Avg base: $14.81/hr
Avg total: $14.81/hr
22 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $22.13/hr
Avg total: $33.26/hr
8 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $32.84/hr
Avg total: $60.73/hr
20 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $12.48/hr
Avg total: $12.48/hr
6 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $40.37/hr
Avg total: $57.88/hr
3 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $18.10/hr
Avg total: $20.57/hr
9 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $10.91/hr
Avg total: $12.70/hr
88 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $26.24/hr
Avg total: $40.26/hr
279 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $9.72/hr
Avg total: $9.76/hr
59 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $11.62/hr
Avg total: $12.30/hr
17 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $18.20/hr
Avg total: $19.15/hr
3 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $24.70/hr
Avg total: $24.70/hr
1 rate
Nevada NV
Avg base: $33.86/hr
Avg total: $43.46/hr
3 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $13.15/hr
Avg total: $14.62/hr
4 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $11.11/hr
Avg total: $11.11/hr
8 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $13.75/hr
Avg total: $13.75/hr
7 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $16.11/hr
Avg total: $19.82/hr
16 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $16.24/hr
Avg total: $16.24/hr
11 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $9.45/hr
Avg total: $9.94/hr
21 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $11.53/hr
Avg total: $11.83/hr
38 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $13.28/hr
Avg total: $15.26/hr
38 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $16.93/hr
Avg total: $18.00/hr
26 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $15.10/hr
Avg total: $16.47/hr
8 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $16.83/hr
Avg total: $17.39/hr
26 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $24.66/hr
Avg total: $33.77/hr
1 rate
All Rates
864 county-level rates for LABORER: Landscape, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | MA | highway | $40.39 | $17.68 | $58.07 | WD → |
| Franklin | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Kennebec | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Knox | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Lincoln | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Oxford | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Penobscot | ME | highway | $17.03 | $2.81 | $19.84 | WD → |
| Penobscot | ME | heavy | $15.00 | $0.58 | $15.58 | WD → |
| Somerset | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Waldo | ME | highway | $18.69 | $2.70 | $21.39 | WD → |
| Alcona | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Alger | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Alger | MI | building | $14.95 | $0.00 | $14.95 | WD → |
| Allegan | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Alpena | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Antrim | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Arenac | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Baraga | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Barry | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Barry | MI | heavy | $12.21 | $1.96 | $14.17 | WD → |
| Bay | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Benzie | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Berrien | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Berrien | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Branch | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Calhoun | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Cass | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Cass | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Charlevoix | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Cheboygan | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Clinton | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Clinton | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Crawford | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Delta | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Dickinson | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Eaton | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Eaton | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Emmet | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Gladwin | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Gogebic | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Grand Traverse | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Gratiot | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Hillsdale | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Houghton | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Huron | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Ingham | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Ingham | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Ionia | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Ionia | MI | heavy | $12.21 | $1.96 | $14.17 | WD → |
| Iosco | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Iron | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Isabella | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Jackson | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Kalamazoo | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Kalamazoo | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Kalkaska | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Kent | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Kent | MI | heavy | $12.12 | $2.04 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Keweenaw | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Lake | MI | building | $12.84 | $0.00 | $12.84 | WD → |
| Lake | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Leelanau | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Lenawee | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Luce | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Mackinac | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Manistee | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Marquette | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Mason | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Mecosta | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Menominee | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Midland | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Missaukee | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Montcalm | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Montmorency | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Muskegon | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Muskegon | MI | heavy | $12.21 | $1.96 | $14.17 | WD → |
| Newaygo | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Newaygo | MI | heavy | $12.21 | $1.96 | $14.17 | WD → |
| Oceana | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Ogemaw | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Ontonagon | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Osceola | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Oscoda | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Otsego | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Ottawa | MI | heavy | $12.21 | $1.96 | $14.17 | WD → |
| Ottawa | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Presque Isle | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Roscommon | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Saginaw | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Sanilac | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Schoolcraft | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Shiawassee | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| St Joseph | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Tuscola | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Van Buren | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.00 | $12.25 | WD → |
| Van Buren | MI | residential | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | WD → |
| Wexford | MI | heavy | $10.89 | $1.74 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Aitkin | MN | heavy | $30.04 | $21.16 | $51.20 | WD → |
| Aitkin | MN | highway | $30.04 | $21.16 | $51.20 | WD → |