LABORERS — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORERSs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 2,150 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORERS is $37.73/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $40.25/hr. The highest state average is New York at $84.06/hr; the lowest is American Samoa at $6.30/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$37.73
Average
$32.38
Top 10%
$40.25
Range: $6.30 – $118.08/hr across 20 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
$37.73/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+67.9%
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
American Samoa AS
Avg base: $6.30/hr
Avg total: $6.30/hr
20 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $10.24/hr
Avg total: $10.70/hr
76 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $47.93/hr
Avg total: $56.63/hr
4 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $28.81/hr
Avg total: $38.19/hr
1,386 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $28.38/hr
Avg total: $46.93/hr
2 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $8.24/hr
Avg total: $8.24/hr
90 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $10.80/hr
Avg total: $14.24/hr
28 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $9.06/hr
Avg total: $10.26/hr
2 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $25.64/hr
Avg total: $42.25/hr
50 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
21 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $46.71/hr
Avg total: $84.06/hr
39 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
31 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $42.68/hr
Avg total: $59.79/hr
82 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $14.49/hr
Avg total: $20.60/hr
78 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $7.63/hr
Avg total: $7.63/hr
126 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $7.82/hr
Avg total: $7.90/hr
67 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $10.08/hr
Avg total: $11.23/hr
32 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
8 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
6 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $16.34/hr
Avg total: $19.93/hr
2 rates
All Rates
2,150 county-level rates for LABORERS, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Park | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $44.04 | $8.70 | $52.74 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $51.82 | $8.70 | $60.52 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $44.04 | $8.70 | $52.74 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $51.82 | $8.70 | $60.52 | WD → |