LABORER: SKILLED — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER: SKILLEDs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 253 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER: SKILLED is $62.07/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $58.65 and $69.88/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $62.47/hr; the lowest is District of Columbia at $39.17/hr.
Range: $31.85 – $70.12/hr across 2 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 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
All Rates
253 county-level rates for LABORER: SKILLED, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne | MN | heavy | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Sherburne | MN | highway | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | building | $32.97 | $24.46 | $57.43 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | building | $35.22 | $25.17 | $60.39 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | highway | $42.58 | $26.33 | $68.91 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | heavy | $42.58 | $26.33 | $68.91 | WD → |
| Stearns | MN | building | $37.66 | $24.41 | $62.07 | WD → |
| Stearns | MN | heavy | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Stearns | MN | highway | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | building | $34.50 | $24.15 | $58.65 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | highway | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | building | $36.06 | $24.39 | $60.45 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | heavy | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Swift | MN | building | $36.06 | $24.39 | $60.45 | WD → |
| Swift | MN | heavy | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Swift | MN | highway | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | highway | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | heavy | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | building | $37.66 | $24.41 | $62.07 | WD → |
| Traverse | MN | building | $36.06 | $24.39 | $60.45 | WD → |
| Traverse | MN | highway | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Traverse | MN | heavy | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | building | $34.50 | $24.15 | $58.65 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Wadena | MN | highway | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Wadena | MN | building | $37.66 | $24.41 | $62.07 | WD → |
| Wadena | MN | heavy | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | building | $34.50 | $24.15 | $58.65 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | building | $43.39 | $24.74 | $68.13 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | highway | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | heavy | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | building | $32.97 | $24.46 | $57.43 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | heavy | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | highway | $34.50 | $24.26 | $58.76 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | building | $36.06 | $24.39 | $60.45 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | building | $34.50 | $24.15 | $58.65 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | highway | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | building | $43.39 | $24.24 | $67.63 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | heavy | $44.00 | $26.12 | $70.12 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | building | $32.97 | $24.46 | $57.43 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | highway | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | heavy | $39.01 | $26.01 | $65.02 | WD → |