Laborer, Unskilled — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborer, Unskilleds across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 211 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborer, Unskilled is $8.13/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $17.54/hr. The highest state average is New York at $50.56/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $7.29/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$8.13
Average
$12.76
Top 10%
$17.54
Range: $7.25 – $64.73/hr across 7 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
$8.13/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-63.8%
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
Illinois IL
Avg base: $15.64/hr
Avg total: $22.69/hr
51 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $26.40/hr
Avg total: $45.30/hr
2 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $8.24/hr
Avg total: $8.24/hr
30 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $29.07/hr
Avg total: $50.56/hr
1 rate
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $10.36/hr
Avg total: $12.85/hr
38 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.29/hr
88 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $13.23/hr
Avg total: $17.03/hr
1 rate
All Rates
211 county-level rates for Laborer, Unskilled, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | residential | $29.65 | $35.08 | $64.73 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | residential | $32.17 | $29.26 | $61.43 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | residential | $32.19 | $28.90 | $61.09 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Coles | IL | residential | $32.19 | $28.90 | $61.09 | WD → |
| Cumberland | IL | residential | $32.19 | $28.90 | $61.09 | WD → |
| De Witt | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Douglas | IL | residential | $32.19 | $28.90 | $61.09 | WD → |
| Edgar | IL | residential | $32.19 | $28.90 | $61.09 | WD → |
| Ford | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Henderson | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Iroquois | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Knox | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Mason | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| McDonough | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| McLean | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Menard | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Mercer | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Monroe | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Morgan | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Piatt | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Pike | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Putnam | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Rock Island | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Schuyler | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Scott | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Shelby | IL | residential | $32.19 | $28.90 | $61.09 | WD → |
| Stark | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Stephenson | IL | residential | $19.88 | $11.87 | $31.75 | WD → |
| Vermilion | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Warren | IL | residential | $14.96 | $2.58 | $17.54 | WD → |
| Whiteside | IL | residential | $11.39 | $4.48 | $15.87 | WD → |
| Woodford | IL | residential | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | building | $26.40 | $18.90 | $45.30 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | building | $26.40 | $18.90 | $45.30 | WD → |
| Catron | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Chaves | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Cibola | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Colfax | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Curry | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| De Baca | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Eddy | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Grant | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Harding | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Hidalgo | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Lea | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Los Alamos | NM | residential | $8.18 | $0.00 | $8.18 | WD → |
| Luna | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| McKinley | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Otero | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Roosevelt | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| San Juan | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Sandoval | NM | residential | $8.18 | $0.00 | $8.18 | WD → |
| Santa Fe | NM | residential | $8.18 | $0.00 | $8.18 | WD → |
| Sierra | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Socorro | NM | residential | $8.36 | $0.00 | $8.36 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Torrance | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Union | NM | residential | $8.13 | $0.00 | $8.13 | WD → |
| Wayne | NY | building | $29.07 | $21.49 | $50.56 | WD → |
| Armstrong | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Beaver | PA | residential | $13.88 | $3.26 | $17.14 | WD → |
| Bedford | PA | residential | $7.25 | $0.23 | $7.48 | WD → |
| Blair | PA | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Butler | PA | residential | $16.32 | $9.09 | $25.41 | WD → |
| Cameron | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Centre | PA | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Clarion | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Clearfield | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Clinton | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Columbia | PA | residential | $10.93 | $3.43 | $14.36 | WD → |
| Crawford | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Elk | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Fayette | PA | residential | $13.88 | $3.26 | $17.14 | WD → |
| Forest | PA | residential | $11.02 | $3.18 | $14.20 | WD → |
| Fulton | PA | residential | $7.25 | $0.23 | $7.48 | WD → |